Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2009

Part 35 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2009–10

Table of —

(a) the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2010;

(b) the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c) limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs.

Estimate/Request for Resources	Net Resources authorised for use	Grants out of the Consolidated Fund	Operating Appropriations in Aid	Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
	£	£	£	£
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS		5,236,206,000		16,300,000
1. Ensuring that consumers benefit from competitively priced food, produced to high standards of safety; environmental care and animal welfare from a sustainable, efficient food chain, to contribute to the well being of rural and coastal communities and funding aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme for England Guarantee Section as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible	5,273,818,000		1,070,646,000
Climate modelling, risk assessment and adaptation; Support national and global biodiversity; contaminated land grants; environmental protection; maintain water quality and supply; management of inland waterways and obligations under the Water Act 2003; marine environment, species and habitat protection; international policy, research, standard-setting, and monitoring to support sustainable forestry; wildlife management; maintain air and ozone quality; increase UK’s environment decontamination capabilities; Promotion and support for sustainable consumption and production, better waste management and sustainable development; Flood risk management; exotic and endemic animal and plant disease policy portfolio and eradication; regulatory systems for chemicals and pesticides; manage other environmental risks; land drainage and sewerage; noisemapping; radioactive waste management; pollution emergency response services; Supporting development of farming and cost-sharing initiatives; keeping, movement tracing, international trade and welfare of animals; animal products, dairy hygiene and marketing; champion hygienic production, marketing, delivery and processing in the agriculture, fisheries and food industries; EU compensation payments to producers and support for agriculture; UK’s responsibilities under the CITES Convention; fishing industry support; Support a sustainable, secure and healthy food supply; Support for rural and regional development; Specialist support services, staff management and development; other departmental administration and non-cash costs; publicity, promotion, awareness and publications; knowledge sharing initiatives; commissioned and departmental research and development; grant-in-aid and subsidies to support delivery bodies; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; funding through Area Based Grants; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; licensing, approvals and certification; inspections and compliance in accordance with EU regulatory requirements.
2. Direction of the delivery of the Government’s Strategy for Trees, Woods and Forests in England and taking the lead in development and promotion of sustainable forest management across Great Britain	75,179,000		0
Deliver the social, environmental and economic programmes of the UK Government’s strategy for Trees, Woods and Forests in England, connected to the distinctive needs of the Regions, through the promotion of forestry: and by managing the Commission’s Estate regulating planting and felling and offering incentives. Provide advice and support to the UK Government and to the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales, represent the United Kingdom’s forestry interests within the EU and internationally, set standards for sustainable forest management and encourage good forestry practice, conduct forest research and protect forests from pests and disease.
TOTAL, 2009–10	5,348,997,000	5,236,206,000	1,070,646,000	16,300,000