§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much of the unclaimed European Community social fund moneys is allocated to south Yorkshire regardless of local authority contributions; and how much of it is planned to be spent on retraining .or other projects involving redundant mineworkers.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy officials are writing to local European social fund co-ordinators to invite further applications for support from the ESF to take up additional resources arising from exchange rate fluctuations. Projects will be selected on the basis of established selection criteria, including value for money considerations. The exact amount of additional money in south Yorkshire will depend on the outcome of the selection process in the various operational programmes concerned.