To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether there have been changes to the funding allocated to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science for the next five years since the answer given on 4 December 2007, Official Report, column 1089W, on the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture: finance; and if he will make a statement. (190941)

The only formal change to the response provided in December 2007 is for the year 2008-09; in this year committed funding has been reduced to £29.7 million. Subsequent years are still subject to approval.