The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables:
Table 1 – Voted Allocations for Schemes 2014-2018, Expenditure 2014-2017
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|
Knowledge Transfer Scheme
|
GLAS
|
Beef Data and Genomics Programme
|
TAMS II
|
Sheep Welfare Scheme
|
Hen Harrier Programme
|
Allocation 2015
|
0
|
20,000,000
|
35,000,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Expenditure 2015
|
0
|
11,452,500
|
34,692,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Allocation 2016
|
0
|
139,500,000
|
52,000,000
|
28,000,000
|
0
|
0
|
Expenditure 2016
|
0
|
102,615,247
|
61,800,000
|
3,971,000
|
0
|
0
|
Allocation 2017
|
22,821,000
|
228,500,000
|
49,000,000
|
49,832,000
|
17,000,000
|
3,000,000
|
Expenditure 2017
|
13,784,000
|
195,583,187
|
47,137,000
|
31,256,000
|
15,851,000
|
717,000
|
Allocation 2018
|
23,000,000
|
203,000,000
|
49,500,000
|
69,943,000
|
20,000,000
|
3,500,000
|
The above are the total allocations and expenditure for the schemes. In a few cases, small parts of the allocation and expenditure for schemes are not co-funded.
Table 2 – No. of participants and withdrawals
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|
Knowledge Transfer Scheme
|
GLAS
|
Beef Data and Genomics Programme
|
TAMS II
|
Sheep Welfare Scheme
|
Hen Harrier Programme
|
Number of active participants
|
19,100
|
49,404
|
24,788
|
12,849
|
20,845
|
366
|
Number of applicants that have withdrawn
|
260
|
2,193
|
5,909
|
300
|
340
|
0
|