HC Deb 28 January 2003 vol 398 c729W
Norman Baker

To 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 Michael

The 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.