§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all groups which have received funds from the environmental action fund for the 1993–94 financial year and the amounts granted to each group.
§ Mr. MacleanI refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) on 15 March,Official Report, column 83.
§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will outline his criteria for deciding which groups receive funding from the environmental action fund for the financial year 1993–94.
§ Mr. MacleanApplications to the environmental action fund were assessed against the priorities I announced when launching the fund on 20 July 1992, the extent to which the proposals would produce tangible benefits to the environment, and the degree to which they would provide value for money.