§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the allocation of the European social fund for the current programming period to(a) Government programmes, (b) each of the objective 1, 2 and 5b regions and (c) each of the non-Government sectors, giving distinctions between England, Wales and Scotland where appropriate.
§ Miss WiddecombeAllocations to Government and non-Government sectors under objective 3 of the
Table 2: Objective 1, 2 and 5b regional allocations: 1994 to 1999 Objective £million Region 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Merseyside 35.953 38.891 41.690 44.589 48.465 52.434 262.023 Highlands and Islands 6.430 6.740 7.130 7.290 7.600 7.600 42.790
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Objective 2 £million Region 1994 1995 1996 Total North-east England 18.977 19.791 20.922 59.690 West Cumbria and Furness 1.519 1.589 1.682 4.791 North-west England 24.318 25.349 26.845 76.512 East midlands 4.866 5.074 5.370 15.310 Yorkshire and Humberside 19.692 20.308 21.240 61.240 West midlands 22.915 23.884 25.295 72.093 Greater London 4.558 4.752 5.031 14.341 Thanet 0.518 0.540 0.571 1.628 Plymouth 1.411 1.465 1.543 4.419 Industrial south Wales 11.581 12.078 12.775 36.434 Eastern Scotland 5.960 6.220 6.580 18.760 Western Scotland 15.550 16.210 17.150 48.910 Gibraltar 0.222 0.231 0.245 0.698 European Community structural funds for the 1994–95 programme period are shown in table 1. The allocations in respect of Government programmes form part of the objective 3 plan agreed last year with the European Commission. Non-Government sector allocations for 1994 and 1995 were subsequently settled with the objective 3 monitoring committee. Figures for 1996 will be agreed later this year.
Table 2 shows the European social fund components of the allocations to regions and sub-regions made under objectives 1, 2 and 5(b) of the structural funds. For the objective 1 regions, the programming period covers the years 1994 to 1999; for objective 2 the years 1994 to 1996.
Table 1: Objective 3 sector allocations: 1994 to 1996 £ million Sector 1994 1995 1996 Government 222.000 231.000 244.000
Non-Government sectors £million Sector 1994 1995 Voluntary sector 28.637 28.984 Training and Enterprise Councils 18.000 18.218 Industrial Training Organisations 5.403 5.468 Local authorities (England and Wales) 19.825 20.065 Local authorities (Scotland) 9.085 2.753 Further education (Scotland) 9.085 6.442 Further education (England) 43.503 44.030 Further education (Wales) 2.735 2.768 Higher education 21.401 21.660 Gibraltar 0.720 0.730 Allocations are shown in 1994 prices and have been converted to sterling using an exchange rate of 1.29 ecu = £1. The allocation for Gibraltar is included in the UK's overall allocation—and funded from the Government allocation.
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Objective 5(b) £million Region 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Northern uplands 1.496 1.961 2.264 2.271 2.279 2.287 12.558 East Anglia 1.081 1.081 1.081 1.204 1.204 1.326 6.977 English marches 0.812 1.078 1.247 1.255 1.260 1.264 6.916 Devon and Cornwall 3.030 3.960 4.583 4.612 4.629 4.650 25.464 Lincolnshire 0.724 0.967 1.120 1.132 1.132 1.147 6.222 Derbyshire/Staffordshire 0.163 0.221 0.178 0.256 0.257 0.260 1.335 Rural Wales 3.070 4.016 4.643 4.674 4.690 4.721 25.814 Dumfries and Galloway 0.630 0.820 0.950 0.950 0.960 0.960 5.270 Borders 0.550 0.720 0.840 0.840 0.850 0.850 4.650 Grampian 0.560 0.730 0.840 0.850 0.850 0.860 4.690 Rural Stirling and upper Tayside 0.590 0.620 0.640 0.660 0.670 0.700 3.880 Allocations are shown in 1994 prices except for the English marches, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire/Staffordshire programmes which are shown in 1995 prices. All allocations have been converted to sterling using an exchange rate of 1.29 ecu = £1.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the latest allocations of funds from the European social fund objective 3 for the United Kingdom.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe most recent allocations for Great Britain under objective 3 of the European Community structural funds are shown in the following table:
Date Million ECU 1994 478 1995 497 1996 526 Northern Ireland receives separate allocations.