§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the allocation of the European regional development fund to each of the objective 1, 2 and 5b regions in Scotland for the current programming period.
§ Mr. KynochThe objective 1 and 2 single programming documents were approved on 29 July and 16 December respectively. Allocations from the European regional development fund are shown in the table.
Approval of the Scottish objective 5b programmes is still awaited. However, the proposed allocation for each programme from the ERDF is also shown. All allocations are at 1994 prices.
Designation Period Area ERDF mecu ERDF £million Objective 1 1994–99 Highlands and Islands 180.000 142.068 Objective 2 1994–96 Eastern Scotland 96.000 75.770 Western Scotland 222.910 175.935 Objective 5b 1994–99 Borders 20.400 16.101 Dumfries and Galloway 33.900 26.756 North and West Grampian 28.250 22.297 Rural Stirling/Upland Tayside 16.875 13.319 * Exchange rate £ = 1.267 ecu.
Each area is eligible to receive further ERDF resources from Community initiatives.