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Agricultural grants and loans

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE

MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, SPORT AND CULTURE BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2017

Question

Will the Minister list for members –

  1. all grants made in the last 4 years to the agricultural industry, identifying what they were for and whether the recipients were locally or foreign owned; and
  2. all loans to the agricultural industry in the last 4 years, identifying what they were for, the rates of interest charged and whether the recipients were locally or foreign owned?

Answer

  1. Details of all grants provided by the Department to the agricultural industry are listed, each year, in the Annex to the States Financial Report and Accounts. Eligibility criteria for grants are not predicated on beneficial ownership as they are provided for a specific purpose.
  2. No new agricultural loans have been provided within the last 4 years.