Question reference: S2W-01442
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 9 July 2003
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 August 2003
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget allocations are for the new and existing rural stewardship schemes.
Answer
The overall budget for agri-environment schemes is not allocated in advance to the individual schemes which are demand led.Details of the estimated amounts available for new and existing agri-environment schemes, including the Rural Stewardship Scheme, are available in Tables 8.1 and 8.3 of the Scottish Rural Development Plan, which can be found on the Scottish Executive Website at:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/srdpv3-g-16.asp.