§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much money there has been allocated by way of the Interreg II fund from the EU for projects in(a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) the Republic of Ireland.
§ Mr. EggarThe Commission divided Interreg's 2,900 mecu budget between 2,300 mecu for the objective 1 areas and 600 mecu for the rest. Within each of these totals, the poorer eligible areas have larger allocations per head. The figures are:
Allocation £ million Population thousands Per capita £ Objective 1 All 1811 22,146 82 Northern Ireland 52.7 1,358 36 Republic of Ireland 105.1 1,735 61 Other All 472.4 46,859 10 Wales 10.6 595 18 England 22.3 2,238 10