§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent by her Department on supporting small and medium sized abattoirs in(a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03 to date, broken down by category of support. [78403]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 31 October 2002]: Information relating specifically to small and medium sized abattoirs is not readily available without incurring 698W a disproportionate cost. However, actual spending and spending in the pipeline (2002–2003 to date) on the abattoir sector is as follows:
£'000s (to nearest thousand) 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 to date Rural Enterprise Scheme — — 6 Processing and Marketing Grant — 27 516 Agricultural Development Scheme 11 — —