Entec

Gregory Barker
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) purpose and (b) monetary value is of each contract his Department has with Entec UK environmental consultants.

Dan Norris
The core-Department's financial system records the following expenditure categorisation and values with Entec UK in 2008-09.

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|Description                                      |Value (£)|
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|Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring |70,254   |
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|England Biodiversity Strategy                    |15,640   |
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|Flood and Coastal Defence Research Programme     |222,612  |
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|Marine Environment Research Programme            |7,504    |
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|Water Quality and Water Supply Regulation R and D|5,800    |
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|Sustainable Water Use and Technical Support      |13,444   |
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|Air Quality Evidence Base Management             |178,033  |
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|Sustainable Development Commission Policy        |46,070   |
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