§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what European Union programmes are covered in the Europes adjustments to her Department's budget; what is the total amount involved in such adjustments; how that total is distributed between the Department's programmes; and how the individual programme adjustments are calculated for both 1996–97 and 1997–98. [9708]
§ Mr. PaiceEuropes adjustments are made to the Department's budget in respect of European Union programmes in which the Department has a policy interest. These programmes are listed.
Total adjustments made to departmental budgets in 1996 were £53 million, £3 million and £4 million for 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 respectively. Reductions are distributed between departmental programmes broadly in proportion to their shares of the Department's total programme budget, taking into account specific circumstances which apply to particular programmes. This method was followed by the former Department for Education and the former Employment Department in 1996–97, and by the Department for Education and Employment in 1997–98.
- European Community Programmes covered in DfEE Europes adjustments
- General Education Measures
- Socrates
- Co-operation with 3rd Countries: USA etc.
- European Year of Lifelong Learning
- Youth for Europe
- European Volunteer Service
- General Measures for Vocational training and Guidance
- Leonardo
- CEDEFOP European Centre for Development of Vocational Training
- CEDEFOP relocation expenses
- Integration in Universities (Jean Monnet)
- Labour Market
- Third System and Employment
- EURES: European Employment Services
- Measures—Equality between women and men
- Customs Agents
- Measures to assist the elderly
- HELIOS: Integration of Disabled Persons
- Measures to combat poverty
- Measures to Assist Families
- Free Movement and Migrants, including Immigrants
- Refugees
- Combating Racism
697 - Dublin Foundation: European Foundation for Improvement Living and Working Conditions
- Public Health
- Health Aspects of Drug Abuse
- Combating Drug Abuse
- European Monitoring Centre—Drugs/Drug Addiction
- Business Promotion (SMEs)
- Telecoms Trans-European Network (TENs)
- IDA Interchange of Data between Administrations
- Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- 3rd Research and Development Framework
- Telematics
- Targeted Socio-Economic Research
- Training and Mobility of Researchers.
Note:
In the majority of cases DfEE shares responsibility with other Government Departments in proportion to the scale of policy interest in each programme.