§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the grants made to the British Trust Conservation Volunteers for the last five years for which figures are available. [35675]
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§ Mr. MeacherDEFRA—and DETR before it—contributes directly to the funding of BTCV's activities with the main grant each year going towards the organisation's core costs. The Countryside Agency, which we fund, also provides some financial support.
Details of DEFRA/DETR core funding and additional grant funding for the last five years are as follows:
£ 1997–8 Core grant 398,775 Project grants: Small woods 12,000 Tree wardens 16,767 Trees and Woods 11,516 Local Project fund grants: Drayton Wood Nature Reserve 3,500 Takely Environment Centre 6,000 Dog Kennel Wood Tree Nursery 4,988 Vicarage Orchard 994 Woodside Community Landscape 600 1998–99 Core grant 386,812 Project grants: Small Woods 12,240 Flying Slug 11,000 1999–2000 Core grant 297,000 Regional grant: Flying Slug 11,350 2000–01 Core grant: 297,000 Regional grant: Local Trees and Healthy Living 13,269 Green Gym Regional Development 21,057 Flying Slug 11,610 2001–02 Core grant: 306,000 Regional: Developing Sustainable Tourism 10,340 Pond Warden Scheme 21,324 Green Gym Regional Development 18,557