§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many projects were funded and what amount of funding was given by her Department and its predecessor to research on disease mechanisms, broken down by category, in each of the last 10 years. [61171]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 13 June 2002]: The level of DEFRA/MAFF funded research into veterinary science has increased from £20.7 million to £37.5 million per annum over the past ten years, 1992–93 to 2001–02 inclusive. The number of projects funded is relatively constant with 281 funded in 1992–92 and 294 in 2001–02.
A summary of the number of projects and annual costs broken down by disease category is as follows.
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DEFRA/MAFF funded veterinary research SE1 (£) FBZ2 (£) TB3 (£) Welfare4 (£) TSEs5 (£) Endemics6 (£) Vetmed7 (£) Total spend (£) Total no. of projects 1992–93 2,534,312 1,314,202 922,200 5,047,372 5,700,000 4,238,000 1,011,000 20,767,086 281 1993–94 3,655,164 1,613,991 1,071,544 4,829,620 6,200,000 4,805,000 1,151,000 23,326,319 284 1994–95 4,426,804 1,712,476 1,286,560 4,228,202 5,800,000 3,960,771 1,689,424 23,104,237 267 1995–96 4,189,123 1,908,169 1,484,286 4,255,462 5,600,000 3,892,278 1,712,758 23,042,076 274 1996–97 3,997,814 1,920,323 1,692,981 4,200,706 6,800,000 3,995,019 1,837,397 24,444,240 277 1997–98 3,650,299 1,993,241 1,719,387 4,078,745 10,100,000 3,785,207 1,804,333 27,140,212 299 1998–99 3,549,670 1,743,123 2,541,005 3,654,758 12,651,000 3,760,415 1,809,258 29,709,229 279 1999–2000 3,803,981 3,023,709 4,114,066 3,361,174 15,068,000 3,315,959 1,439,685 34,126,574 308 2000–01 3,746,853 3,528,362 5,265,709 3,714,391 13,284,000 3,127,310 1,576,388 34,243,013 301 2001–02 3,864,687 3,348,476 6,112,005 3,208,878 16,243,407 2,967,958 1,831,383 37,576,794 294 1 Statutory and exotic diseases 2 Food borne zoonoses 3 Bovine tuberculosis 4 Animal welfare 5 Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy 6 Alternatives to pharmaceutical control of disease 7 Veterinary medicines
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what level of funding was provided by her Department and its predecessor to veterinary science research, broken down by category, in(a) cash and (b) at constant prices in each of the last 10 years. [61193]
DEFRA/MAFF funded veterinary research 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 SE1 2,534,312 3,655,164 4,426,804 4,189,123 3,997,184 3,650,299 3,549,670 3,803,981 3,746,853 3,864,687 FBZ2 1,314,202 1,613,991 1,712,476 1,908,169 1,920,323 1,993,241 1,743,123 3,023,709 3,528,362 3,348,476 TB3 922,200 1,071,544 1,286,560 1,484,286 1,692,981 1,719,387 2,541,005 4,114,066 5,265,709 6,112,005 Welfare4 5,047,372 4,829,620 4,228,202 4,255,462 4,200,706 4,087,745 3,654,758 3,361,174 3,714,391 3,208,878 TSEs5 5,700,000 6,200,000 5,800,000 5,600,000 6,800,000 10,100,000 12,651,000 15,068,000 13,284,000 16,243,407 Endemics6 4,238,000 4,805,000 3,960,771 3,892,278 3,995,019 3,785,207 3,760,415 3,315,959 3,127,310 2,967,958 Vetmed7 1,011,000 1,151,000 1,689,424 1,712,758 1,837,397 1,804,333 1,809,258 1,439,685 1,576,388 1,831,383 Total spend 20,767,086 23,326,319 23,104,237 23,042,076 24,444,240 27,140,212 29,709,229 34,126,574 34,243,013 37,576,794 Total number of projects 281 284 267 274 277 299 279 308 301 294 1 Statutory and exotic diseases 2 Food borne zoonoses 3 Bovine tuberculosis 4 Animal welfare 5 Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy 6 Alternatives to pharmaceutical control of disease 7 Veterinary medicines
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what initiatives, broken down by category and amount, have received Agriculture Development Scheme funding over the last two years. [61176]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 18 June 2002]: There have been three rounds of the Agriculture Development Scheme. For reasons of commercial confidentiality the
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First round: £2 million of awards announced 2 February 2000 Sector Lead organisation Project Pigs Assured British Meat National assurance database information and administration system (pigs module) Pigs Assured British Meat ABM Assured British Pigs Scheme data merger Pigs BOCM Pauls Ltd. Maximising pig carcase value Pigs/organic Eastbrook Farm Organic Meats Ltd. Growing the organic pigmeat market from a UK production base Pigs Food Trak plc Traceability in the pig meat supply chain Pigs JSR Farms Ltd. Integrated pig meat supply initiative Pigs Ladies In Pigs A catering colleges initiative to secure the future for British pigmeat in catering Pigs Meat and Livestock Commission Project 2: improving supply chain communications
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 13 June 2002]: The level of funding into veterinary science research provided by DEFRA/MAFF over the last 10 years is provided in the table. This has increased from £20.7 million to £37.5 million per annum over the past 10 years, 1992–93 to 2001–02 inclusive.
amounts of individual awards are not published. The successful projects and the sectors to which they relate are listed below. A total of £7 million has been awarded: £2 million on 2 February 2000, £3 million on 14 August 2000 and a further £2 million on 18 February 2002.
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First round: £2 million of awards announced 2 February 2000 Sector Lead organisation Project Pigs National Pig Association A risk management initiative for the UK pig industry Pigs United Pig Marketing A shared IT and information system for UPM and its supply chain partners Pigs University of Aberdeen A training package for the British pig industry using multi-media technology Beef Glendale Beef Producers Glendale Beef Producers initiative Beef/dairy Warwickshire Quality Calves Improving the value of beef calves from the dairy herd Dairy National Milk Records plc Proposal for a south-west dairy information network Dairy/organic Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative Design and initial implementation of a novel technology transfer and quality management system on organic dairy farms Dairy/speciality Business Link Bradford and District Feasibility study into potential for a yoghurt production facility for the Asian community Eggs British Free Range Egg Producers Association British Free Range Egg Marketing Company Ltd. Sheep British Sheep Dairying Association Implementation of structural development of the sheep dairy sector Sheep/speciality Business Link Bradford and District New routes to new markets-investigation into ways of making better use of sheepmeat products to the benefit of producers Wild Boar The British Wild Boar Association To improve collaborative marketing activity between primary and secondary producers of British farmed wild boar Livestock general Assured British Meat Multiple retail caterers—food safety assurance module Livestock general Assured British Meat Assurance chain—focus farms Livestock general/regional/speciality Assured British Meat Assurance and food heritage Livestock general Farmway Ltd. Marketing co-operatively produced branded pork, beef and lamb thro gh 'Farmway' co-operative stores: a feasibility study Livestock general Harper Adams University College Building regional enterprise and agricultural competitiveness through IT (Breakthrough-IT) Livestock general Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd. Improving farmers' efficiency and returns by directing them to market led, added value marketing schemes Livestock general South East Primestock Producers (SEPP) Ltd. A plan for regional growth and farmer Livestock general/organic/speciality Humane Slaughter Association Mobile slaughter unit 2000 Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to influence structural change in the landscape supply chain to build value in the soft landscape market Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to extend the HTA nursery certification scheme to include the inspection and supply of local provenance Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to develop a greater understanding of the supply chain within the nurserystock sector Onions British Onion Producers Organisation Sector analysis of the onion market Potatoes Hereward Growers Collaborative marketing initiative Soft fruit Advanced Marketing Services Ltd. Soft fruit development for category management Soft fruit The Berryworld Producers' Organisation Ltd. Development of an integrated traceability system for the soft fruit industry Tomatoes Tomato Growers Association Investigation into the development of an integrated quality management system for the British tomato industry Top fruit Fruition Group Ltd. Rationalisation: the basis of a full category player Horticulture general Checkmate International Benchmarking services for the EUREP GAP framework Horticulture general Institute of Grocery Distribution Benchmarking the industry Combinable crops Samuel Rose Ltd. Promoting vertical integration through farmer collaboration in agricultural supply chains Combinable crops United Grain Producers The Marlborough Group (working together to improve farm incomes) Farmers' markets National Association of Farmers Markets Together to market Direct selling Farm Retail Association Red and green box scheme feasibility study Viticulture The Magpie Consultancy Formation of a collaborative marketing company owned by producers and devoted to the marketing development of the wines and vineyards of England Trout Longford Estate Co-ordinated approach to trout marketing General Plunkett Foundation Increasing competitiveness in the farmer controlled business sector through the use of best practice benchmarking General Lantra Increasing the competitiveness of the land based sector 210W211W
Second round: £3 million of awards announced 14 August 2000 Sector Lead organisation Project Beef Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd. Stabiliser suckler beef dam line—accelerated multiplication and selection Beef Mole Valley Farmers Ltd. The Pilgrim Beef Project Dairy National Dairy Farm Assurance Scheme Ltd. Reassuring the milk supply chain Eggs British Free Range Egg Marketing Ltd. Establishment of a internet based free range and organic egg inter-trading system in co-operation with Freedom Food Egg Guarantee Scheme (EGS) Eggs United Kingdom Egg Producers Association Ltd. Enriched cages—impact on future market strategy for independent poultry producers in the UK Pigs British Pig Association Collaborative market research, benchmarking and marketing to increase sales of 'pedigree pork'
Second round: £3 million of awards announced 14 August 2000 Sector Lead organisation Project Pigs Cotswold Pig and Development Company Ltd. To manage the pig supply chain by introducing new business practices that increase the level of collaborative marketing Pigs Dalehead Foods Ltd. Design and development of an e-supply chain Pigs Environment Agency Wessex Outdoor Pig Partnership Pigs Meat and Livestock Commission Collaborative Catering Pork Proposal Pigs University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne A training package for the British pig industry using multi-media technology Poultrymeat—organic Sheepdrove Organic Farm The Sheepdrove Organic Poultry Producer Group Sheep Meat and Livestock Commission Northern Uplands Sheep Strategy—To improve the financial viability of hill sheep producers, by increasing the number of lambs meeting market requirements Sheep Messrs. Dixon The Scrapie Resistant Swaledale Sheep Project Veal Anglo Dutch Meats (Charing) Ltd. UK welfare friendly veal production for export under DBES Veal Rose Veal UK Ltd. (Phase 2) Natural fed, freedom reared, welfare friendly, British veal Venison British Deer Farmers Association Farmed Venison Production: Improving efficiency and standards in the supply chain by streamlining best practice transfer Livestock—general Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd. Provision of specialist advice to pig producers; added value markets for beef and lamb. Livestock—general Rare Breeds Survival Trust Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Scheme (TBMMS) Cereals Glencore Grain UK Ltd. Use of an internet tool to improve profitability of cereal production Cereals National Institute of Agricultural Botany Benchmarking the market focus of the UK cereal producing sector Cereals United Grain Producers Ltd. Improving the market awareness and competitive position of "Farmer Controlled Businesses" in the development and marketing of combinable crops Top fruit English Apples and Pears Creation and validation of a maturity index for English dessert apples and pears Ornamentals EUROGRO Workshops and training seminars under the agricultural development scheme second bidding round Industrial crops British Biogen National Scheme For Energy Crop Marketing and Development Fish British Trout Association Economic impact assessment of the UK trout industry Other First Honey Co-operative Collaborative marketing of British honey; an initiative by First Honey Co-operative General Assured Food Standards Developing the definitive authority for farm and food assurance Farmers' markets National Association of Farmers Markets Marketing for Markets eneral National Farmers Union London Improving competitiveness, building a better understanding of the food supply chain among farmers, growers and directors of FCBs. Collaborative marketing Plunkett Foundation Collaborative Marketing—working together for profit 212W
Third round: £2 million of awards announced 18 February 2002 Sector Lead organisation Project Beef Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd. and Paragon Beef Genetic Services—a joint venture to enable central embryo transfer provision and maximum stabiliser multiplication rates. Beef Swindells Livestock Ltd. and Dickens Partnership The production of quality beef from intensive vegetable production by-products, dairy calves, a by-product of the dairy industry and the investigating of marketing alternatives for this product using non-traditional market systems Beef/dairy Meadow Quality Ltd. Facilitating integrated collaborative marketing; integrated suckler-cow beef supply chains; and enabling dairy farmers and rearers to be involved partners in improved English beef production. Beef/dairy UK Sire Services Ltd. Promotion of the English beef and dairy gene pool Dairy Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and Plunkett Foundation Strengthening the competitiveness of English milk groups—improved corporate governance through farmer-director development. Pigs PIC UK Ltd. on behalf of QSC Farmer Group QSC—quality supply chain Pigs Porcofram Marketing Future marketing and production strategies Sheep British Charollais Sheep Society To establish a central body, which acts as the main link between ram breeders, prime lamb producers, abattoirs, meat processors, retailers and consumers and lead to the consumption of improved quality lamb from farms, which are selected by consumers. Sheep Meat and Livestock Commission Northern Upland Sheep Strategy—Phase 2 Livestock/general Freedom Food Freedom Food Direct: A new model for animal agriculture. Livestock/general Oxlot Ltd. 21st century Livestock Marketing: Live real time on line market auction. General/regional food South West Regional Food and Drink Group South West Food Plus—a pilot model for a regional food trade organisation. General Farmers First plc The establishment of Aria foods and the introduction of meat chips into the UK Market. General Model Farm Society Model farm society General Royal Agricultural Society of England Farmer controlled businesses: raising the game