§ Adam PriceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will award the National Assembly funding to cover the match funding of Objective 1 projects in Wales; [48215]
(2) if he will make a statement on the amount of match funding awarded to the National Assembly to cover Objective 1 programmes. [48303]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithAdditional provision of some £272 million was made available to the National Assembly in the 2000 spending review to ensure funding of the EU share of its Objective 1 needs.