The Rural Social and Community Programme (RSCP) was always intended to be a time-limited, two-year programme. It also included a specific requirement that beneficiaries’ plans should include preparations for the closure of the scheme in March 2008. The Government recently recognised the importance of the rural community councils (RCCs) by announcing new funding worth over £10 million to the network over the next three years.
In addition, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 28 February 2008, Official Report, columns 1869-70W.
Sea Possible reefs in the mid-Irish Sea Spring 2007 Possible reefs in the central and western English Channel Summer 2006 Possible reefs in the eastern Irish Sea Summer 2005 Sandbank in the northern Irish Sea Winter 2005, summer 2005 Reefs west of the Hebrides Summer and autumn 2004 Submarine canyons in the south-west Approaches Summer 2007
Further areas of search for “reefs” and “submarine structures made by leaking gases” will be surveyed by JNCC in 2008, 2009 and 2010 on the Scottish Continental Shelf, the offshore area in the North West of Scotland and the Irish Sea.