§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding has been paid to the sustainability fund in each region of the UK from the aggregates levy since the levy was introduced. [127213]
§ Mr. MorleyThe following amounts have been allocated and spent under the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund:
£ million Region of the UK Aggregate levy sustainability fund allocation Aggregate levy sustainability fund spend England 58.6 20 Wales 3.4 2 Scotland 6 2 Northern Ireland 1.9 Figure unavailable Note:
The reason for the Northern Ireland spend figure being unavailable. is due to the fact that their fund was never ring fenced. Therefore there is uncertainty about the exact amount spent on the Fund.