UK Internal Trade: Digital Technology

(asked on 1st December 2023) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Mark Spencer Portrait
Mark Spencer
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 14th December 2023

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

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