§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to her answer of 17 March 2003,Official Report, column 502W, on the English Rural Development Programme, how much of each of the amounts shown is accounted for by expenditure already agreed to; and how much is available to new applicants, broken down by scheme in each case. [106227]
§ Alun MichaelThe planned expenditure on schemes under the England Rural Development Programme is broken down as follows:
statement made by the hon. Member for Wentworth on 3 February, Official Report, column 5WS, on the landfill tax credit scheme, (1) how much her Department is paying ENTRUST to administer the transitional funding application process in England; and whether this activity of ENTRUST for the public sector is being subsidised by private sector payments to ENTRUST; [103504]
801W(2) what the terms of engagement are between DEFRA and ENTRUST regarding ENTRUST's administration of the transitional funding application process in England. [103505]
§ Mr. MeacherTo administer the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS) Sustainable Waste Management Legacy Fund, ENTRUST will receive a fee of 2 per cent. of the total amount distributed (i.e. if the Fund distributes £20 million to eligible applicants, the administration fee received will be £400,000). The precise figure will not be known until all applications have been processed. The closing date for applications is 31 March. This fee is in line with the separate payment ENTRUST receives to regulate the LTCS and represents good value for money. The cost of administering the Legacy Fund is not being subsidised by payments from tax credits to regulate the LTCS.
The rules of engagement between Defra and ENTRUST regarding the administration of the Fund are set out in a memorandum of understanding between the two parties. A copy of this memorandum will be posted on the ENTRUST website.