Dear Graeme Bickerdike

Thank you for your request relating to External Contributions dated
15/12/2021. 

The due date for issuing a response is 17/01/2022.

Please feel free to contact our team if you have any queries quoting
FOI/2956 in any future communications

Kind regards

Andrea Bartlett

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Dear Graeme Bickerdike

Freedom of Information Request – External Contributions

I am writing to confirm that we have now completed our search for the
information, which you requested on 15^th December 2021.

Your request - Could you please provide me with a list of funding
contributions/grants etc made/allocated to external bodies (e.g. Railway
Heritage Trust, Railway Paths Ltd) from the Historical Railways Estate
budget for the financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22.

The list should include the date, payee and amount/purpose of the payment,
as well as payments agreed/allocated but not yet transferred.

Our Response – The information that you requested is provided in the table
below.

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Date | Amount | Payee | Purpose |
|------------+----------+--------------------------+----------------|
| 29/4/2020 | £10,000 | Railway Heritage Trust   | Administration |
|------------+----------+--------------------------+----------------|
| 29/4/2020 | £200,000 | Railway Heritage Trust   | Grant |
|------------+----------+--------------------------+----------------|
| 30/4/2021 | £10,000 | Railway Heritage Trust   | Administration |
|------------+----------+--------------------------+----------------|
| 30/4/2021 | £200,000 | Railway Heritage Trust   | Grant |
|------------+----------+--------------------------+----------------|
| 13/10/2021 | £250,000 | Railway Heritage Trust   | Grant |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

Your request - Could you also please provide me with a copy of the
notes/minutes from National Highways' meeting in November 2021 with Lewes
District Council and East Sussex County Council regarding structure HGG2/1
(Church Rd, Barcombe).

Our Response – The information that you requested is attached. Please note
that redactions have been made under Regulation 13 of the Environmental
Information Regulations for personal information.

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Yours sincerely

Fiona Smith

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