§ 16. Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations his Department has received on the application of the additionality principle in regard to Objective 1 funding; and if he will make a statement. [90024]
§ Mr. WillsThe Department has received one written representation on the application of additionality for the coming Objective 1 programmes; the issue has also been raised on several occasions with officials.
The UK complies with the rules on additionality and will continue to do so. For Objective 1, additionality will be calculated for all Objective 1 regions taken together, as required under Article 11 of the new Structural Funds regulation.