§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much EU regional funding has been invested in(a) the North West region and (b) Merseyside in each of the last five years. [147167]
§ Jacqui SmithThe following table shows spend over the last five years against the Objective 1, 2 and 3 EU funding streams. Objective 1 applies only to Merseyside, Objective 2 and 3 cover a range of areas across the North West. except for Merseyside.
£ Financial year Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 1999 101,303,112 37,446,891, 41,642,065 2000 61,082,497 80,373,232 10,989,260 2001 123,604,787 83,988,081 26,187,632 2002 98,520,307 21,163,881 47,490,296 2003 84,503,461 138,730,194 27,052,777 Total 470,342,202 361,702,279 153,362,030