Written question asked by Robert Courts (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 June 2023. It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Friday, 23 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Animal and Plant Health Agency: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding she plans to allocate to the Animal and Plant Health Agency in each of the next five financial years.

Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) Defra funding for financial year 2023-24 is £185.2 million RDEL (Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit) and £15.7 million CDEL (Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit). Indicative funding for 2024-25 has been set but is not yet confirmed and is expected to be agreed by January 2024. Future year funding beyond this is subject to the Government-wide spending review process which will determine the overall funding for Defra and APHA.

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