HC Deb 31 October 2000 vol 355 cc371-3W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 22 June 2000,Official Report, column 295W, how much of the expenditure of each of the non-departmental public bodies listed in his answer came from his departmental budget in (a) each of the last three years and (b) the current financial year; and how much is planned in each of the next three years. [131353]

Mr. Nick Brown

[holding answer 18 July 2000]: The information which the hon. Member requested regarding my Department's non-departmental public bodies is as follows: Allocations for 2001–02 to 2003–04 have not yet been agreed by the Management Board resulting in the requested information for future years not yet being available.

Executive non-departmental public bodies

Agriculture Wages Board and Agriculture Wages Committees

  1. (a) All
  2. (b) All

Apple and Pear Research Council

  1. (a) None
  2. (b) None

British Potato Council

  1. (a) 1997–98: £95,000
  2. 1998–99: £95,000
  3. 1999–2000: £95,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £95,000

Food from Britain

  1. (a) 1997–98: £4,918,000
  2. 1998–99: £5,282,000
  3. 1999–2000: £4,986,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £5,392,000

Home-Grown Cereals Authority

  1. (a) 1997–98: £142,070
  2. 1998–99: £142,070
  3. 1999–2000: £147,070
  4. (b) 2000–01: £137,070

Horticultural Development Council

  1. (a) None
  2. (b) None

Horticulture Research International

  1. (a) 1997–98: £12,302,000
  2. 1998–99: £12,348,000
  3. 1999–2000: £11,407,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £10,000,0001

Meat and Livestock Commission

  1. (a) 1997–98: £289,000
  2. 1998–99: £278,000
  3. 1999–2000: £291,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £283,000

Milk Development Council

  1. (a) None
  2. (b) None

Regional Flood Defence Committees

The fees and expenses of the Regional Flood Defence Committees' Chairmen and Members are budgeted for, and paid by, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

  1. (a) 1997–98: £20,951,000
  2. 1998–99: £17,551,000
  3. 1999–2000: £17,219,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £15,735,000

Sea Fish Industry Authority

  1. (a) 1997–98: £296,000
  2. 1998–99: £271,000
  3. 1999–2000: £225,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £250,000

United Kingdom Register of Organic Food Standards (UKROFS)

  1. (a) All
  2. (b) All

Wine Standards Board of the Vintners' Company

  1. (a) 1997–98: £371,115
  2. 1998–99: £371,191
  3. 1999–2000: £375,408
  4. (b) 2000–01: £379,000

Public Corporations

Covent Garden Market Authority

  1. (a) None
  2. (b) None

Advisory non-departmental public bodies

Advisory Committee on Pesticides

Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committee

Consumers' Committee for Great Britain (expenditure in 1997–98 only)

Farm Animal Welfare Council

Hill Farming Advisory Committee

  1. (a) All
  2. (b) All

Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee

  1. (a) 1997–98: £56,000
  2. 1998–99: £71,000
  3. 1999–2000: £71,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £71,000

Veterinary Products Committee

  1. (a) 1997–98: Nil
  2. 1998–99: £20,000
  3. 1999–2000: £84,000
  4. (b) 2000–01: £56,000

Tribunals

Agricultural Land Tribunals

  1. (a) All
  2. (b) All

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