§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for(a) each county (b) Wales, the amount of money expressed in pounds sterling paid or committed under the Interreg programme for each available year since its inception. [7039]
§ Mr. HagueNil. The Wales-Ireland II programme was officially launched by the two member states on 25 November 1995. Wales has been allocated approximately £11.4 million of EC grant—at current exchange rates—for implementation of the programme. Applications for funding are currently being considered.