Written question WQ100426
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 14 days
Question
Will the Welsh Government explain the purpose, funding scheme and approval date of the £93,504.04 capital grant made to 9 Meals From Anarchy on 26 March 2026, as set out in the Welsh Government expenditure over £25,000 dataset for March 2026?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability (Llyr Gruffydd)
The £93,504.04 transaction recorded on 26 March 2026 does not represent a new grant award or payment. It reflects the cancellation of a debt that had previously been raised in relation to funding awarded to Nine Meals from Anarchy Ltd.
The original grant was approved in August 2021 under the Food Business Investment Scheme (part of the EU Rural Development Programme) to support a food business investment project. Following a review by Rural Payments Wales, it was concluded the grant did not need to be recovered as the funded project had been completed and remained operational until the company entered insolvency. The debt was therefore cancelled in line with applicable retained EU law.