Environment Protection: York City Council Hugh Bayley To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) purpose and (b) value was of each special grant awarded to City of York council for environmental purposes in each year since 2006. Mr. Woolas Details of grants awarded to City of York council for environmental purposes since 2006 are shown in the following table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Grant |Purpose of grant |Amount (£)| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-07 |Yorkshire Forward |City of York's Eco Depot |600,000 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |Direct Consultancy Support1 |Waste Composition Project |49,916 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |Direct Consultancy Support1 |Waste Composition Project |49,916 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |Waste Performance and Efficiency Grant|General Waste and Recycling|145,790 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |Waste Performance and Efficiency Grant|General Waste and Recycling|387,705 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |Waste Performance and Efficiency Grant|General Waste and Recycling|406,075 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |Joint Municipal Waste Strategy2 |Revision and Development |72,183 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Joint project between North Yorkshire county council and City of York council. 2 Awarded to North Yorkshire county council. City of York council was one of the named constituent councils for this project.| | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------