§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the total was of receipts from modulation that was budgeted to be spent on vocational training in(a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03; [80444]
(2) what amount of the revenue from modulation was spent on vocational training in (a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03 to date. [80445]
§ Margaret BeckettModulated funds may be spent only on a limited range of the measures provided for under the EU Rural Development Regulation-the so-called "accompanying measures". Training is not one of them. Modulated funds in England are being used to support agri-environment schemes.