§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the grants funded by his Department for which individual members of the public and organisations may apply; and if he will make a statement as to(a) the total of such funding in the last financial year, (b) the total number of awards and (c) their administrative costs. [82198]
§ Mr. JamiesonTotal funding and number of awards for grants funded by my Department, for which individual members of the public and organisations may have applied in the last financial year, are set out in the table. The administration of grant programmes is carried out by a number of different units within the Department to which a range of staff make a contribution. It is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of those costs centrally.
Grants Total funding in 2001–02 (£000) Awards in 2001–02 Bus Service Operator's Grant 304.300 1,800 Rail Freight Grant 32.800 23 Track Access Grant 24.200 21 Powershift 3.998 4,491 Clean Up 3.455 2,424 CleanUp Haulage 1.255 341 Road Safety Grants 0.334 9 Mobility Grants 0.620 12 Water Freight Grant 16.981 13