NEWS RELEASE
Date: 6 December 2007
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£9.6 million extra for National Parks
England’s National Parks will get £9.6 million more over the next three years, Rural Affairs Minister Jonathan Shaw announced today.
Defra’s annual grant to the eight National Park Authorities and Broads Authority will rise from £44.4million now to £48.9 million in 2010/11, a ten per cent increase.
Funding will increase by 4.2 per cent in 2008/09, and by 2.9 per cent and 2.75 per cent in each of the two following years.
Jonathan Shaw said :
“I am delighted to be able to increase funding which will enable our National Parks to continue protecting and improving the landscape, our heritage, and wildlife.
“National Parks are not just beautiful and historic parts of the countryside, but places where people want to live and work. With the government’s support they can continue to help build sustainable communities and give all of us a better environment.”
The detailed figures are as follows:
|
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
Broads |
4,126,763 |
4,304,337 |
4,322,706 |
4,441,581 |
Dartmoor |
4,521,078 |
4,715,643 |
4,845,323 |
4,978,570 |
Exmoor |
3,793,578 |
3,956,834 |
4,065,647 |
4,177,453 |
Lake District |
6,606,508 |
6,890,824 |
7,080,322 |
7,275,031 |
New Forest |
3,845,475 |
4,010,965 |
4,321,266 |
4,440,101 |
Northumberland |
3,155,757 |
3,291,563 |
3,382,081 |
3,475,088 |
North York Moors |
5,179,335 |
5,402,230 |
5,550,791 |
5,703,438 |
Peak District |
7,923,294 |
8,264,281 |
8,491,549 |
8,725,067 |
Yorkshire Dales |
5,150,942 |
5,372,616 |
5,520,362 |
5,672,172 |
Discretionary fund |
42,993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Exmoor Deer Grant |
25,000 |
25,000 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
44,370,723 |
46,234,294 |
47,580,049 |
48,888,501 |
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Page published: 6 December 2007