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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the spending plans are from 2003 to 2008 for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland under pillar two of the Common Agricultural Policy. [106202] Mr. Morley: Rural Development Programmes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a matter for the relevant Administrations. Plans for CAP pillar 2 spending up to 2006 are set out in the published rural development programmes and are summarised as follows. These figures relate to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund accounting years (to 16 October) and consist of both EU and national funds included in Rural Development Programmes. They do not include spending financed by the European Structural Funds. £ million (1:£0.63) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2003 2004 2005 2006 England 242.2 269.1 284 320 Northern Ireland 39.9 41.7 41.7 43.8 Scotland 154.4 131.1 136.5 144.6 Wales 79.6 74.6 78.7 72.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures do not include the additional funding that was made available as a result of the 2002 Spending Review to match an increase in modulation to 10 per cent.; that funding was conditional on future ministerial decisions and (in England) on the success of the pilots for the Entry Level Agri-Environment Scheme. Spending in 2007 and 2008 will depend on future decisions on the allocation of EU rural development resources.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

106202; 403 c128-9W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Agriculture Expenditure Subsidies Common agricultural policy Rural development programme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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