§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her total departmental budget was for each year of its existence; what the projected budget is for 2002–03; and how much within each year has been allocated to(a) Rural Affairs, (b) Agriculture, (c) Environmental Protection and (d) International Environmental Matters. [89096]
§ Alun MichaelThe budget figures for each year are as follows:
£million 2001–02 2002–03 Total Defra 2,959 2,459 Rural affairs 509 516 Agriculture 1,424 828 Environmental Protection 756 841 International Environmental Matters 30 29 The amounts in the table are budgets scored within departmental expenditure limits. The figures for Rural Affairs, Agriculture, Environmental Protection and International Environmental Matters are an estimated split of direct resources, excluding overheads for central services.