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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (£) | |
The figures include SPS 2005, 2006 and 2007 payments.
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.
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 arms 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 arms 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.
Arms 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 | |
(1) WRAP includes BREW programme funding for all years (2) Natural England vested 1 October 2006budget 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 | |
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