Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 October 2003. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 October 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the budget was for the Rural Enterprise Scheme, broken down by region in each year since the scheme was established; how much money has been paid in grants under the Rural Enterprise Scheme, broken down by region, in each year since the scheme was established. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the budget was for the Rural Enterprise Scheme, broken down by region in each year since the scheme was established; [132625] (2) how much money has been paid in grants under the Rural Enterprise Scheme, broken down by region, in each year since the scheme was established. [132626] Margaret Beckett: The following table shows: (i) the original programme budgets, (ii) revised budgets reflecting in-year reallocations in order to maximise the use of the programme funding available, and (iii) grant paid in respect of the Rural Enterprise Scheme for 2001-02 and 2002-03: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001-02 2002-03 Regions/Unit Original budget Revised budget Spend Original budget Revised budget Spend North East 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.0 West Midlands 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.0 South West 1.5 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.5 1.9 North West 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 East Midlands 1.1 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.5 1.7 East of England 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.4 Yorks and Humber 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.8 1.9 South East 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.7 1.6 National 0.2 0.1 0 1.8 0.5 0.2 Total 8.0 6.2 2.8 12.0 15.6 13.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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