§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total amount received by the UK under the European Union structura1 funds in each of the last five years. [124743]
§ Mr. CabornThe total European Union Structural Funds allocation to the United Kingdom for the period 1995–99 is 12,590 million Euros, which is £8,229 million in 1999 prices. The table breaks this total into the yearly sums. This figure includes the European Social Fund allocation.
Euro million £ million 1995 2,341 1,530 1996 2,455 1,604 1997 2,552 1,668 1998 2,569 1,679 1999 2,673 1,748 The figures in the table are for allocations rather than receipts. Some receipts are not recorded centrally and, in any case, receipts in one year include reimbursement of some claims submitted in respect of previous years, while some claims submitted during the year in question will not be paid in that year. Programmes have until the end of 2001 to spend and claim the amounts allocated and committed for the period 1994–99.