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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY SENATOR F. du H. LE GRESLEY
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2011
Question
Would the Minister provide a detailed breakdown of actual expenditure against budget, to the nearest £000, for the following Key Objectives in his Department's 2010 Business Plan:-
- Key Objective 7-Introduce Business Advisory Service
- Key Objective 9- Jersey Awards for Enterprise
- Key Objective 90- Rural Initiative Scheme
Would the Minister state how many grants were made under the Rural Initiative Scheme in 2010, the names of the recipients, the value, purpose and category of each grant?
Answer
- In terms of business advisory products & services delivered in 2010, expenditure - after deductions for Departmental overheads - exactly matched the budget allocated of £1.17 million including the grant made to Jersey Business Venture representing some £130,000.
- The costs of staging the Jersey Enterprise Awards are matched by a combination of ticket sales and sponsorship income, with the apparent deficit shown in the Department's Annual Accounts, caused by GAAP Accounting requirements whereby elements of income & expenditure might not occur in the same year, owing to the timing of the event in the first quarter of each year.
- The Rural Initiative Scheme showed a difference between expenditure & budget of £138,000 in 2010 owing to a number of projects being delayed in implementation, for reasons beyond the Department's direct control.
The full list of RIS grants will be included in the States Annual Report published later this year, however in order to comply with the Senator's request the details are outlined in the table below:
Name of Grant Recipient | Purpose of grant | Amount granted in 2010 (£) |
Individuals - | Various small enabling grants e.g. mobile poultry house for new entrant to the agricultural industry | 25,077.27 |
Jersey Island Genetics Ltd | Health Scheme for Cattle to establish disease free status and increase value of livestock and embryo exports | 58,383.98 |
Jersey Honeybee Devlopment | Production of queen bees resistant to current viral problems | 3,226.47 |
J Le Maistre Tree Surgery Ltd | Tracked wood chipper to assist inaccessible woodland management | 18,973.56 |
Jersey Dairy | Equipment to produce value added milk products for export markets including supplying Tesco | 45,075.20 |
Jersey Woodland Resources | Christmas Tree Project to establish local supply and reduce imports | 484.06 |
La Mare Vineyards Ltd | Feasibility study to assess potential use of waste Jersey Royal potatoes for quality vodka and gin production | 11,225.00 |
162,445.54