§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the level of funding provided by
Funding £000 Type of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 MAFF Contract 1,021 455 356 300 300 300 1— Sector Challenge 487 884 441 128 0 0 0 Agriculture Development Scheme (Benchmarking) 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Action Plan for Farming Package 0 0 0 1,8002 0 0 0 Total Aid 1,508 1,339 797 2,328 300 300 0 1 The current MAFF contract runs until 31 March 2003. No decisions have been taken on an extension beyond that date. 2 Includes £600,000 from the support announced for hill farmers. 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.