HC Deb 12 June 1992 vol 209 c337W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list all EC funding initiatives indicating those for which Northern Ireland is eligible and those which Northern Ireland avails of.

Mr. Mates

The European Commission has adopted the following initiatives financed by the structural funds, in accordance with article II of regulations (EEC) 4253/88.

  • INTEREREG—(assistance to border areas)
  • STRIDE—(research and technological development)
  • ENVIREG—(environmental improvement)
  • PRISMA—(assistance to firms)
  • TELEMATIQUE—(promotion of telecommunications service)
  • EUROFORM—(qualifications for women)
  • HORIZON—(handicapped and certain disadvantaged groups)
  • LEADER—(rural development)
  • RETEX—(diversification of textile areas)
  • REGEN—(energy networks)
  • RECHAR—(coal areas)
  • REGIS—(remote regions)

As an objective 1 area, Northern Ireland is eligible for assistance under the first 10 of these initiatives and has been allocated funding under 9; funding under RETEX is not due to commence until 1993 and decisions on which areas will benefit have still to be taken.

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