§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the budget for the Countryside Agency is for 2002–03; and how it is allocated among the Agency's main projects. [79060]
§ Alun MichaelThe Agency's total budget for 2002–03 is £93 million. Its main projects, including Vital Villages, are as follows (with estimated programme spend this year):
£ million Market Towns 2.49 Rural Transport Fund 10.11 Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund 4.8 Local Heritage Initiative 1.68 Support for Rights of Way 1.35 Doorstep Greens 1.24 Millennium Greens 0.44 Walking the Way to Health 1.42
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the next review of the Countryside Agency's funding will be. [79061]
§ Alun MichaelFunding for the work of the Countryside Agency is decided as part of the corporate planning process.