Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2019 to Question 213461 on Environment Protection: EU Grants and Loans, whether his Department has plans to extend the ICF survey of EU LIFE funded projects to (a) the UK Overseas Territories and (b) EU BEST funded projects.

Defra is considering future environment funding for the Overseas Territories and decisions will be taken as part of the next Spending Review. We have received a range of representations on this issue. There are no plans to extend the remit of the specific ICF survey to which the hon. Member refers.