Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Friday, 17 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 October 2004. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 October 2004 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, how many people in the Buckingham constituency have received funding from the (a) rural enterprise scheme, (b) processing and marketing grants scheme and (c) vocational training scheme since their introduction, indicating the level of funding received from each scheme. - Inc figures and fact that awards of grant have all been made under the Rural Enterprise Scheme.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people in the Buckingham constituency have received funding from the (a) rural enterprise scheme, (b) processing and marketing grants scheme and (c) vocational training scheme since their introduction, indicating the level of funding received from each scheme. [189854] Alun Michael: Since the inception of the England Rural Development Programme five awards of grant have been made to people in the constituency of Buckingham. The awards of grant have all been made under the Rural Enterprise Scheme and total £232,652. The projects themselves encompass an Environmental Interpretation Centre for use by the general public (located in the ward of Brill) an on-farm bed and breakfast business along the `Jubilee Way' (also in Brill) to an on-farm fishing lake in the ward of Stewkley and a barn conversion to offices in Buckingham north. No grants have been made in the constituency from the Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme and the Vocational Training Scheme.

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