§ Mr. CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the capital projects which have been funded by EU money in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [39086]
§ Mr. HagueThis information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of Stale for Wales how much(a) objective 2 and (b) objective 5b funding Wales received from the EU in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [39085]
§ Mr. HagueThe information is as follows:
£ million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Objective 21 45.2 24.2 4.1 Objective 5(a)2 8.5 7.3 8.5 EAGGF guidance fund Objective 5(b)1 0.0 21.2 4.6 1 Does not include ESF receipts which are the responsibility of DFEE. 2 Does not include receipts that come to Wales via the Intervention Board Executive Agency (IBEA). Overall receipts of £241.3 million are anticipated for the programmes under objectives 2 and 5b which cover the years 1994–96 and 1994–99 respectively. The rules governing the drawdown of receipts from the European
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Average daily available beds Health Authority area Clwyd East Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Pembrokeshire Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan 1979 3,052 2,098 3,883 1,570 4,943 466 1,266 3,584 2,594 1980 3,015 2,064 3,923 1,568 4,864 467 1,180 3,515 2,607 Commission produce an uneven distribution across financial years. The first tranches were received during 1994–95, on approval of the programmes. Subsequent tranches can be drawn down only when certified eligible expenditure, declared in claims submitted by recipients of grant, reaches specific trigger levels. Payments under these programmes continue into the subsequent two financial years following the closure of the programme.