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Written question asked by Sarah Newton (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2015 (named day). It was answered by Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 5 January 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

South West

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what identifiable expenditure her Department has spent on Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in each year since 2007-08.

Answer

The Department does not hold consolidated information at this level of detail. The main source of funding for waste, environmental and other Defra-related local authority functions comes from the annual Revenue Support Grant. Since 2007-08, funding received by Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from Defra and its Arms Length Bodies has additionally included:

· waste PFI credits

· grants for water and sewerage infrastructure works on the Isles of Scilly

· flood and coastal defence capital grant in aid for flood and funding for resilience projects

· rural development programme funding

· catchment restoration funding for the South Cornwall River Improvement Project

· European Fisheries Fund money to support sustainable development of fishing communities

· grant aid for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service to help crews to deal with local flood emergencies

· funding for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

· capital grants for catchment sensitive farming

· funding for the South West Bioheat Programme

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
219402
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs South West
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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