Written question WQ95035
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a full breakdown of any and all Welsh Government funding provided to the charity Size of Wales in each of the last ten years, including the reasoning behind the funding amounts?
Answer
Answered by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Financial Year
Total
Reason for funding
2015/16
£111,000
£75,000
SoW project funding for Uganda tree planting.
Environment Education Grant - work with schools and young people across Wales to raise awareness about climate change and the importance of protecting the natural world.
2016/17
£140,600
£75,000
SoW project funding for Uganda tree planting
Environment Education Programme
2017/18
£165,784
£75,000
SoW project funding for Uganda tree planting, use of Ugandan Fiduciary Management Accountant (FMA)
Environment Education Programme
2018/19
£187,867
£75,000
SoW project funding for Uganda tree planting, beekeeping/livelihoods activity, FMA
Environment Education Programme
2019/20
£636,798
£75,000
SoW project funding for Uganda tree planting, Mbale Tree Planting Programme expansion (new targets set in WG International Strategy of 1 tree for every person in Wales per year), separate women’s empowerment project grant, FMA
Environment Education Programme
2020/21
£687,133
180,000
SoW project funding - Uganda tree planting, FMA plus capital grant for vehicles and tree nursery upgrades
Environment Education Programme includes additional staff and activity across more schools.
2021/22
£530,000
£270,000
SoW project funding for Uganda tree planting, FMA
Environment Education Programme and money to the Wampis renewable energy project and money to support 150 young people to attend Youth Cop.
2022/23