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Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Friday, 15 June 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 June 2012. It was answered by James Paice (Conservative) on Monday, 3 September 2012 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what financial support (a) her Department and (b) the Rural Payments Agency provided to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in each of the last three years; and what such funds were for (i) agricultural-environmental and (ii) other purposes.

[112928]

Answer

I refer my right hon. Friend to the answer given by my Noble Friend, Lord Henley to Baroness Byford, on 6 June 2011, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA61, for details pertaining to funding provided to the RSPB in the financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11.

For financial year 2011-12 core DEFRA provided payments to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds with a total value of £811,930. To identify which funds were for (a) agricultural-environment and (b) other purposes would incur disproportionate cost.

The Rural Payments Agency has made no direct payments to the RSPB during the past three years. However, the Scottish Government's Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate (SGRPID) have made payments to RSPB on behalf of the RPA. The following is the only analysis of spend made to the RSPB by SGRPID and is shown by category in the following tables.

Payments made by SGRPID to RSPB in the scheme years 2009-11: MLC 150/0007
Single Farm Payment Scheme (SFPS)
£
Scotland element
 English element
 Northern Irish element
 Welsh element
 Overall total
2009
 384,254.26
 386,666.11
 8,342.88
 39,491.28
 818,754.53
2010
 452,737.42
 422,514.98
 9,775.67
 33,785.33
 918,813.40
2011
 136,831.50
 869,568.32
 5,090.81
 34,026.02
 1,045,516.65
Total
 973,823.18
 1,678,749.41
 23,209.36
 107,302.63
 2,783,084.58
Scottish Beef Calf Scheme (SBCS)
£
2009
 13,684.16
2010
 12,380.48
2011
 9,951.35
Total
 36,015.99
Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS)
£
2009
 77,320.80
2010
 78,690.72
2011
 85,783.55
Total
 241,795.07
Land Management Contract Menu Scheme (LMCMS)
£
Management of rush pasture (214)
 Animal health and welfare (215)
 Total
2009 only
 3,716.25
 650.00
 4,366.25
Total
 3,716.25
 650.00
 4,366.25
Rural Priorities (RP) and Agri-Environment Legacy
£
Forestry
 Agri-environment legacy
 Total
2009
 0.00
 19,540.12
 19,540.12
2010
 290,414.58
 172,824.41
 463,238.99
2011
 29,106.92
 527,642.28
 556,749.20
Total
 319,521.50
 720,006.81
 1,039,528.31
Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme (SFGS)
£
2009 only
 883.00
Total
 883.00
Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS)
£
2009 only
 2,374.75
Total
 2,374.75
Leader
£
2009-10
 53,670.36
2010-11
 137,212.66
2011-12
 50,066.63
Total
 240,949.65
Skills Development Scheme
£
2009 only
 1,804.22
Total
 1,804.22

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112928; 549 cc124-6W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Finance Rural Payments Agency Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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