Select Committee on Transport Written Evidence


Annex

Letter from the Minister of State, Department for Transport to the Rt Hon Alun Michael MP, Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  Following to my recent attendance at the Transport Select Committee's Inquiry on "Rural Railways" on 15 December, I was asked about future funding support for the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACORP). As you will know ACORP and the Community Rail Partnerships are both very important to the successful implementation of the Community Rail Strategy. I would therefore welcome your views on their future funding in light of the impending changes to the Countryside Agency, so that I may respond more effectively to the Committee.

  The Strategic Rail Authority cannot make a commitment to funding in the next financial year, as it does not yet have a clear position on what funding it will have available for this type of expenditure. However, it is hoped that the Authority will be able to maintain its funding support to ACORP in this financial year, pending transfer of responsibilities to the Department.

  I am copying this letter to Gwyneth Dunwoody, Chairman of the Transport Select Committee for information.

Tony McNulty

18 January 2005



 
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