§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when plans for the operation of European social fund objectives 3 and 4 will be submitted to the EC.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythFollowing a round of consultation we expect to submit the final version of the European social fund objective 3 plan by the end of this month. A copy will be placed in the Library. The use of objective 4 is still being considered.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to implement objective 4 of the European social fund for January 1994 in respect of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythA final decision on the use of objective 4 has yet to be taken. Meanwhile, we are waiting to hear from the European Commission how much money will be allocated to each member state, including the United Kingdom, under objectives 3 and 4. It remains our view that the European social fund should continue to focus first and foremost on helping unemployed people.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much European social fund resourcing the United Kingdom is expected to receive from(a) objective 3 and (b) objective 4 under the new European structural funds.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythWe are waiting to hear from the European Commission how much money will be allocated to each member state, including the United Kingdom, for the European social fund under objectives 3 and 4.