Common Agricultural Policy Pillar 2 Schemes breakdown: FOI release

FOI reference: FOI/19/01722
Date received: 15 Jul 2019
Date responded: 12 Aug 2019
Response

I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested.

a) Current underspend within Common Agricultural Policy Pillar 2 schemes, Scottish Government Financial Year 2019/2020 totals £0.18m and is shown below:

CAP Pillar 2 schemes	£ millions
Business Development
Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme	0.01
Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund	0.03
Other legacy
Technical Assistance	0.14
Total	0.18

The underspend , which represents 0.10% of total CAP Pillar 2 budget, will be utilised over future remaining years of the current CAP Pillar 2 scheme to fulfil scheme needs over the whole of the Scottish Rural Development Programme. 

b) Available remaining budget within all Common Agricultural Policy Pillar 2 Schemes, broken down by scheme type

CAP Pillar 2 schemes	£ millions
Less Favoured Area Support Scheme	-
Forestry Legacy	-
Agri Environment
Legacy – Rural Priorities	-
Land Management Options	-
Agricultural Environment/HBS	-
Beef Efficiency Scheme	-
Beef Support- ScotEid	-
Agri Environment Climate Scheme	-
Sub-total Agri Environment:	-
Business Development
New Entrants Capital Grant	-
New Entrants Start Up Grant	-
Young Farmers Start Up Grant	-
Small Farms Grant Scheme	-
Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme	0.01
Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation	-
Farm Advisory Services	-
Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund	0.03
Sub-total Business Development:	0.04
Other Legacy
Leader	-
Technical Assistance	0.14
Broadband	-
Sub-total	0.14
Scottish Forestry	-
Total:	0.18

 

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