Will the Minister detail the budget allocation for The Woodland Creation Scheme for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 and explain what proportion of this funding comes from a) the rural affairs budget-line; and b) the climate change budget-line over each of the three previously mentioned years?
Answered by Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd | Answered on 13/10/2023
The Woodland Creation Grant Scheme is funded through the Rural Affairs budget. As published in the scheme’s guidance, the indicative budget allocation in 2022-23 was £1m and in 2023-24 it is £11.05m. I cannot confirm allocations at a scheme-level for 2024-25 at this time. The Cabinet are currently considering budget allocations, and these will inform our draft budget which will be published in December.