Written Question · S2W-27758 · Session 2
For each project which has been considered for the award of a grant under the Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme, who the applicant was, how m…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, for each project which has been considered for the award of a grant under the Scottish Forestry Grants Scheme, who the applicant was, how much grant was awarded, on what date the award was confirmed and what objective assessment processes were used to determine whether or not the application would succeed.
The answer
We introduced the Scottish ForestryGrants Scheme in June 2003, and details of the payments made (and those to be claimedonce the work has been satisfactorily completed), up to and including Friday 18 August 2006,have been published on the webpages of Forestry Commission Scotland and can be viewedat www.forestry.gov.uk/sfgsgrantdetails.The information about grants has been provided in different views and in a separatefile to enable further analysis.
For each component of grant inany scheme, details are provided: a reference number, name of the scheme, ForestryCommission Scotland Conservancy area, applicant’s name and (where appropriate) organisation,recipient of grant, local authority area, Ordnance Survey grid reference, date approved,objective type (purpose for which the grant was given), payment date, amount paid,and any outstanding grant. The scheme closed at the end of the August.
The criteria, against which allapplications have been judged, are given in the guidance for applicants publishedon the webpages (www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-6T6CBC)together with the rules (www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-6J6MGE)used to determine in which year grants would be paid.
For each component of grant inany scheme, details are provided: a reference number, name of the scheme, ForestryCommission Scotland Conservancy area, applicant’s name and (where appropriate) organisation,recipient of grant, local authority area, Ordnance Survey grid reference, date approved,objective type (purpose for which the grant was given), payment date, amount paid,and any outstanding grant. The scheme closed at the end of the August.
The criteria, against which allapplications have been judged, are given in the guidance for applicants publishedon the webpages (www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-6T6CBC)together with the rules (www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-6J6MGE)used to determine in which year grants would be paid.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-27758 by reference.