§ Mr. Bryan DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total allocation of funds from the European social fund under objective 3 to ruther education colleges in 1994; and what was the total allocation for each region designated by the Further Education Funding Council.
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§ Mr. BoswellThe total allocation of funds from the European social fund under objective 3 to further education colleges in England in the calendar year 1994 was £43.503 million. The total allocation for each region was:
£ millions East Midlands 3.349 Eastern 2.725 London 6.866 Northern 4.790 North west 6.267 South east 3.165 South west 3.060 West Midlands 7.340 Yorkshire and Humberside 5.941
§ Mr. Bryan DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many colleges of further education have been visited by the Further Education Funding Council's audit service; and how many of these were found to have unreliable internal audit systems.
§ Mr. BoswellThe questions raised by the hon. Member are matters for the funding council. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Bryan DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total allocation of funds from the European social fund under objective 3 to further education colleges in the last three years for which figures are available in(a) cash prices and (b) current prices.
§ Mr. BoswellThe total allocation of funds from the European social fund under objective 3 to further education colleges in England in the last three calendar years for which figures are available, in cash and current prices, is:
Year Cash prices £ million 1995–96 prices £ million 1993 41.783 44.004 1994 43.503 44.917 1995 44.030 44.030