§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what moneys have been deployed by way of the European Community's new opportunities for women initiative under article 11 of Council regulation (EEC) No. 4253/88(a) Strathclyde and (b) Scotland as a whole in (i) 1991 and (ii) so far this year; what kind of employment and training programmes were funded in this way; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythA total of £6,369,996 has been made available to Great Britain under the European Community initiative NOW for the period 1991 to 1993. The amount committed to successful Scottish projects was £999,411, with one project in Strathclyde of £142,336. The allocation of funds has been made over the life of the programme, rather than on a calendar-year basis.
All the projects aim to help women to take full advantage on equal terms of economic growth and technological development through the funding of transnational partnerships between organisations in two or more member states.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what moneys have been deployed by way of the European Community's NOW initiative under article 11 of Council regulation (EEC) No. 4253/88 in England and Wales in(a) 1991 and (b) so far this year; what kind of employment and training programmes were funded in this way; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythA total of £6,369,996 has been made available to Great Britain under the European Community initiative NOW for the period 1991 to 1993. The amount committed to successful projects in England and Wales was £5,260,435. The allocation of funds has been made over the life of the programme, rather than on a calendar-year basis.
All the projects aim to help women to take full advantage on equal terms of economic growth and technological development through the funding of transnational partnerships between organisations in two or more member states.