§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the level of funding from the244W the Government for the National Training Organisation for the Landbased Sector in each of the last three years, the current year and each of the next three years. [120568]
§ Mr. Nick BrownMAFF Funding for Lantra, the National Training Organisation for the landbased sector is as follows:
Government Agricultural Development Scheme and its successor schemes in each of the last three years, the current year and in each of the next three years. [120564]
§ Mr. Nick BrownMAFF Funding for Lantra, the National Training Organisation for the landbased sector is as follows:
Funding £000 Type of funding Year MAFF contract Sector challenge Agriculture development scheme1 Action plan for farming package Total aid 1997–98 1,021 487 0 0 1,508 1998–99 455 884 0 0 1,339 1999–2000 356 441 0 0 797 2000–01 300 128 100 21,800 2,328 2001–02 300 0 0 0 300 2002–03 300 0 0 0 300 2003–04 3— 0 0 0 0 1 (Benchmarking) 2 Includes £600,000 from the support announced for hill farmers. 3 The current MAFF contract runs until 31 March 2003. No decisions have bene taken on an extension beyond that date. Lantra also receives funding from other Government Departments including the Department for Education and Employment, and from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, the devolved administrations and the European Commission.