Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2003. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 July 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 policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by her Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by her Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if she will make a statement. [124097] Alun Michael: Nationally, £1.6 billion of England Rural Development Programme (ERDP) funding is available to farmers from 2000 to 2006 for environmental protection and improvement, and rural development. All ERDP schemes, except one, are available in Pendle since 2001 and are shown as follows: Land-based schemes Countryside Stewardship Scheme; Energy Crops Scheme; Farm Woodland Premium Scheme; Hill Farm Allowance; Organic Farming Scheme; and Woodland Grant Scheme. Project-Based schemes Processing and Marketing Grant; Rural Enterprise Scheme; and Vocational Training Scheme.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 124097; 409 c310W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Government departments Policy Pendle
Contains statistics: Yes
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