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Business planning: 2008/09 Budget settlement

Following the CSR07 Settlement, the 2008/09 allocations for Arms Length Bodies and Gross Controlled Agencies were announced by Hilary Benn on 21 February 2008 as follows.

DEFRA CONTROL TOTALS
    Admin Prog Capital Total % of total
    356.24 2,580.51 1,000.00 3,936.75  
Of which Arms Length Bodies   897.13 403.46 1,300.59 33
  Gross Controlled Agencies   371.30 39.10 410.40 10
ARMS LENGTH BODIES: 2008/09 BUDGETS
  2008/09
£m Prog Cap Total
Environment Agency 466.04 329.96 796.00
Natural England  169.86 6.14 176.00
Carbon Trust (2) 58.66 30.40 89.06
British Waterways 34.10 23.55 57.65
National Parks 47.10 0 47.10
WRAP (1) 40.22 3.00 43.22
Energy Savings Trust (2) 35.20 1.60 36.80
RBG Kew 17.60 8.75 26.35
Joint Nature Conservation Committee 7.76 0 7.76
Commission for Rural Communities 6.40 0 6.40
ENCAMS 5.00 0 5.00
Food From Britain 4.0 0 4.0
National Forest Co. 3.60 0 3.60
Gangmasters Licensing Authority 1.45 0 1.45

Notes

(1) WRAP includes funding previously originating from the BREW programme

(2) Carbon Trust and Energy Savings Trust include ETF
(Some of this may be reallocated when the ETF
becomes operational)

     
GROSS CONTROLLED AGENCIES: 2008/09 BUDGETS
£m 2008/09
  Prog Cap Total
RPA Operations  201.4 22.0 223.4
RPA OCDS Costs  (1) 32.4   32.4
Marine & Fisheries Agency 20.5 3.0 23.5
Animal Health 114.0 14.1 128.1
Govt Decontamination Service 3.0 0 3.0

Notes

(1) OCDS (Older Cattle Disposal Scheme)
ends February 2009

     

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Page published: 21 February 2008

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