Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the Digital Assistance Scheme.
The total spend to date (as at 31 October 2023) by Defra on the Digital Assistance Scheme has been £42.33 million. The breakdown is below:
Type of Spend | FY 2020-21 £m | FY 2021-22 £m | FY 2022-23 £m | FY 2023-24* £m | Total |
DAS Programme and Staff Costs | 0.25 | 5.94 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 21.49 |
DAS Capital Costs | 3.2 | 7.79 | 4.4 | 5.45 | 20.84 |
Total | 3.45 | 13.73 | 16.6 | 8.55 | 42.33 |
*Spend to October 2023