§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total amount received in European Union objective 3 funding for 1993 and 1994 for(a) each county in Wales, (b) each training area in Wales, (c) Wales, (d) England, (e) Scotland and (f) the United Kingdom, indicating the percentage change in each case; if he will conduct a review of the methods used by his Department in allocating such moneys; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe amounts in the following tables have been claimed for 1993:
Objective 3 and 4 in 1993 Country ESF £ millions Wales 41.08 Scotland 89.13 England 257.99 Total 388.20
Objective 3 and 4 Spend in 1993 by Welsh Counties County ESF £ millions Clwyd 3.63 Dyfed 5.45 Gwent 5.84 Gwynned 5.06 Mid Glamorgan 8.50 Powys 0.78 South Glamorgan 6.31 West Glamorgan 5.51 Total 41.08 European social fund grants for objective 3 are managed at Great Britain level through sector managers, with Northern Ireland managing ESF separately. Information is not collected below county level.
An amount of £344 million for objective 3 is available in 1994. The process of approving applications has not yet been completed and it is not yet possible to give figures for the overall levels of assistance which will go to projects in Wales or Scotland as a whole in 1994.
The monitoring committee for objective 3 will be considering proposals for allocating money to the non-Government sectors for 1995 and beyond later this month.