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£000
RDAs	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
AWM	129	189	82	121	149
EEDA	99	106	155	154	169
EMDA	68	99	77	64	79
LDA(1)	n/a	n/a	132	190	156
NWDA(2)	310	493	655	660	736
ONE	111	124	118	148	183
SEEDA(3)	n/a	n/a	173	244	190
SWRDA	163	171	225	261	314
YF	100	198	255	309	260
(1) LDA did not award performance bonuses to staff before 2005. (2) In 2001, NWDA introduced a pay strategy which linked all pay (consolidated and non-consolidated) to individual performance. The pay strategy does not allow for automatic year on year pay progression or cost of living increases for staff. (3) Figures are not available before 2003-04 as the payroll information has been archived. The requested information is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Regional Development Agencies: Visits Abroad

Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much each regional development agency spent on overseas travel, in each year for which figures are available. [192807]

Mr. McFadden: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 27 February 2008, Official Report, columns 1682-83W.

Shoreham Harbour: Transport

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what studies the South East England Development Agency has commissioned into transport links with Shoreham Harbour. [186795]

Mr. McFadden: SEEDA has commissioned initial studies with highway consultants to evaluate infrastructure options for the Shoreham Harbour vision as part of the wider master planning work.

Sports: Standards

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what response he has made to the findings and recommendations of the Audit Commission Report of June 2006, Public sports and recreation services: making them fit for the future. [192416]

Mr. Sutcliffe [holding answer 7 March 2008]: I have been asked to reply.

The Government have welcomed this important report, which highlights the need for better, more strategic decision making by local authorities on the procurement and management of leisure facilities. We want to help local authorities to revitalise their leisure facilities and to ensure that the right sports facilities are in the right places. Sport England has already developed a range of strategic planning tools to assist them. These include, among others: the Active Places database, which provides a comprehensive picture of sports facilities across the country; the National Benchmarking Service; a Facilities Planning Model; and a Sports Facilities Demand Estimator. In addition, Sport England's Facilities Improvement Service is working closely with local authorities to improve the quality of their sports facilities and service delivery.

Union Modernisation Fund: Audit

Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Chichester of 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 408W, on union modernisation fund: audit, for what reasons his Department took the decision to apply the Standardised Terms of Engagement to the independent accountant; and if he will amend the terms of engagement in respect of the independent accountant to enable his reports on union modernisation fund expenditure to be published. [191141]

Mr. McFadden: The decision to use the Standard Terms of Engagement was in line with standard Department practice for grant aided programmes. The Department does not intend to change this.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what total value of single farm payment cheques were issued by the Rural Payments Agency for between (a) £60.01 to £80.00, (b) £80.01 to £100.00, (c) £100.01 to £120.00 and (d) £120.01 to £150.00, in the last 12 months. [192599]

Jonathan Shaw [holding answer 7 March 2008]: The number and value of SPS payments made in the last 12 months in the bands specified in the question were as follows:

	Number	Value (£)
£60.01 to £80.00	2,453	171,704
£80.01 to £100.00	2,524	226,960
£100.01 to £120.00	2,366	260,299
£120.01 to £150.00	3,059	411,719

The figures include SPS 2005, 2006 and 2007 payments.

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Animal Welfare Act 2007

Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) secondary legislation and (b) codes of practice under the Animal Welfare Act 2007 (i) he plans to produce in the next three years and (ii) he originally planned to produce in the next three years but now expects not to produce in that period. [192801]

Jonathan Shaw: The information requested is not yet available as the departmental business planning process has still to be completed.

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Arm’s Length Management Organisations

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding was provided by his Department to each of its arm’s length bodies and gross controlled agencies in each of the last three years; what the annual variation in real terms was in each case; and if he will make a statement. [189724]

Jonathan Shaw [holding answer 27 February 2008]: Funding details for arm’s length bodies and gross controlled agencies for the last three years are provided in the following tables. HM Treasury deflators have been used to derive annual variations in real terms.

Arm’s length bodies
£ million
	2005-06 Budget	2006-07 Budget	Real terms Variance 2005-06 to 2006-07	2007-08 Budget	Real terms Variance 2006-07 to 2007-08
RBG Kew	24.90	24.90	-0.7	25.20	-0.51
Food From Britain	5.37	4.97	-0.6	5.03	-0.10
British Waterways	62.60	55.40	-9.3	57.55	0.35
WRAP (1)	68.21	65.51	-4.8	59.00	-8.63
ENCAMS	5.54	5.11	-0.6	5.01	-0.26
Carbon Trust	60.60	78.30	16.5	90.66	9.82
Energy Savings Trust	26.45	26.70	-0.5	28.69	1.12
National Parks	42.13	43.12	-0.2	44.74	0.22
National Forest Co.	4.20	3.30	-1.1	3.35	-0.06
Natural England (2)	—	194.57	—	181.02	-19.87
Environment Agency	572.10	658.30	72.1	734.89	55.20
Total	872.09	1,160.16	271.6	1,235.14	37.27
(1) WRAP includes BREW programme funding for all years (2) Natural England vested 1 October 2006—budget for 2006-07 includes set-up costs

Gross controlled agencies
£ million
	2005-06 Budget	2006-07 Budget	Real terms Variance 2005-06 to 2006-07	2007-08 Budget	Real terms Variance 2006-07 to 2007-08
RPA Operations	215.0	232.6	11.8	264.3	24.1
Marine and Fisheries Agency	21.5	25.1	3.1	24.7	-1.2
Animal Health	91.4	101.8	8.0	112.2	7.1
Govt Decontamination Service	2.5	3.3	0.7	2.6	-0.8
Total	330.4	362.8	23.6	403.8	29.2

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