§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his oral statement to the House of 7 December 1999,Official Report, columns 701–02, whether his plans for expenditure under the EU rural development regulation are subject to the outcome of the current consultation by the Scottish Executive on modulation. [107803]
§ Mr. MorleyThe full England Rural Development Plan, which was submitted to the European Commission on 1 February, describes in detail the expenditure proposals outlined by my right hon. Friend the Minister on 7 December 1999,Official Report, columns 701–02. It includes an explanation of the proposed sources of funding including receipts from modulation and Government match-funding for those receipts. Key sections of the plan are available on the MAFF website and, once printed, a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.