§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much of the 733W money available under Rural Transport Partnership was spent in 2001–02 and 2002–03 broken down by (i) date and (ii) county. [77083]
§ Alun MichaelThe Rural Transport Partnership fund is administered by the Countryside Agency, which has supplied the following information for Defra. Funds are not allocated to specific geographic areas and the level of spend in each region is dependent on the applications approved. The allocation for 2001–02 of £6.89 million was overspent by £0.155 million. £10.35 million has been allocated for the whole period 2002–03. The spend until 24 October 2002 is £4.475 million. Figures at county level are not held centrally. The amount of money spent by region is shown in the table.
£ Region 2001–02 2002–031 North East 639,282 453,994 North West 514,782 375,700 Yorkshire and the Humber 990,110 479,718 East Midlands 578,518 291,800 West Midlands 1,280,871 821,660 East of England 851,494 493,517 South East and London 1,185,032 731,916 South West 950,466 826,544 1 Until 24 October