§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her forecast funding of the Countryside Agency is for(a) 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05; and if she will make a statement. [118602]
§ Alun MichaelThe Countryside Agency has been allocated £98 million grant in aid for 2003–04 compared with £92 million in 2002–03. Decisions on future years have not been made but we have indicated to the Agency that it may provisionally plan on receiving a similar amount in 2004–05.