British Waterways

Charlotte Atkins
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the original grant allocation from his Department was for British Waterways in advance of subsequent in year reductions for each year between 2000-01 and 2006-07; and what the grant allocation is for 2007-08.

Barry Gardiner
The following table shows the grant allocated and the grant actually paid to British Waterways in each year from 2000-01 to 2006-07.

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|       |Original allocation|Revised following (in year changes)|
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|2000-01|58.9               |64.9                               |
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|2001-02|52.5               |61.4                               |
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|2002-03|71.6               |71.6                               |
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|2003-04|76.6               |76.6                               |
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|2004-05|59.1               |59.1                               |
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|2005-06|61.6               |62.6                               |
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|2006-07|59.4               |55.5                               |
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The grant allocation for 2007-08 is the same as 2006-7 after revision.