§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money has been spent to date on the Countryside Stewardship Scheme in England, broken down by(a) county and (b) region. [132301]
§ Mr. MorleyThe table shows the total expenditure on the Countryside Stewardship Scheme by county and Government Office for the period 1996–97 to date. This covers the period during which MAFF has administered the Scheme following its transfer from the Countryside Commission. A regional breakdown of expenditure prior to 1996 is not available.
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Spend (£) Government Office/County 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Total Greater London Greater London 41,145 98,403 118,997 258,545 Total 258,545 South West Avon 149,534 192,881 234,691 577,106 Cornwall 553,357 485,880 987,557 1,936,794 Devon 616,003 881,363 1,399,623 2,896,989 Dorset 341,601 512,277 688,682 1,542,560 Gloucestershire 276,662 294,328 380,723 951,713 Isles of Scilly 0 22,653 66,357 89,010 Somerset 183,200 380,039 362,990 926,229 Wiltshire 328,307 388,622 576,395 1,293,324 Total 10,213,725 West Midlands Hereford and Worcestershire 160,031 354,457 503,985 1,018,473 Shropshire 133,101 242,325 316,923 692,349 Staffordshire 155,899 232,230 301,330 689,459 Warwickshire 73,438 199,174 196,373 468,985 West Midlands 20,439 27,871 32,949 81,259 Total 2,950,525 Yorkshire and The Humber Humberside 239,503 289,688 290,481 819,672 North Yorkshire 840,189 1,026,477 1,092,241 2,958,907 South Yorkshire 120,036 191,816 216,696 528,548 West Yorkshire 68,397 114,717 199,516 382,630 Total 4,689,757 Grand Total 10,544,906 14,559,617 18,710,517 43,815,040 The breakdown by region and county for 1999–2000 is not yet available but the total expenditure was £23.13 million allocated in broadly similar proportions to 1998–99.