§ Mr. HainTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the indicative allocations in(a) ecu and (b) pounds (i) for the United Kingdom in total and (ii) by standard region, from (a) the European regional development fund and (b) the European social fund under objective 2 for the period 1997 to 1999. [11699]
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UK European regional development fund allocations 1989 to 1995 under objectives 1, 2 and 5B million ecu, 1994 prices 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1989–95 Total Objective 1 Merseyside — — — — — 65 71 136 Highlands and Islands — — — — — 22 27 49 Northern Ireland 79 88 92 129 120 96 103 707 Total Objective 1 79 88 92 129 120 183 201 892 Objective 2 North east England 52 62 59 81 77 73 77 480 Eastern England 80 95 90 124 118 — — 507 West Midlands 60 71 67 93 89 88 92 560 North west England 70 83 79 108 103 73 76 592 West Cumbria 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 30 East Midlands — — — — — 19 20 39 East London and Lea Valley — — — — — 18 18 36 Plymouth — — — — — 7 8 15 Thanet — — — — — 4 4 8 Yorkshire and Humberside — — — — — 75 78 153
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 29 January 1996]: Indicative allocations of objective 2 grant from the European structural funds in 1997–99 will not be set until later in 1996. The European Commission will calculate a total for each eligible member state; the Government will allocate shares to each of the eligible areas of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. Indicative figures for grants from each fund are also due to be settled before the end of 1996.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what estimate he has made of the number of jobs to be safeguarded by the European regional development fund's supported activities in the United Kingdom between 1994 and 1999; [11697]
(2) what estimate he has made of the number of jobs to be created by European regional development fund supported activities in the United Kingdom between 1994 and 1999. [11698]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answers 29 January 1996]: No such estimates have been made, but the 52 current single programming documents and community initiative programme documents, which provide for grants over varying periods of years from this and the other European structural funds, include targets for jobs to be created and safeguarded, as well as many other quantified objectives.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much in(a) ecu and (b) pounds by standard region and in total the United Kingdom received under the European regional development fund over the last available five years. [11658]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 29 January 1996]: The full information requested could be made available only at disproportionate cost. Allocations of ERDF grant money from 1989 to 1995 for the principle eligible areas are set out in ecu in the table. The table does not include the structural funds community initiatives, which are not generally allocated regionally, or some other minor schemes of ERDF grant. Receipts arise over varying periods subsequent to the allocations, and at varying exchange rates.
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UK European regional development fund allocations 1989 to 1995 under objectives 1, 2 and 5B million ecu, 1994 prices 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1989–95 Total Western Scotland 69 82 78 107 102 71 74 583 Eastern Scotland 22 27 25 35 33 31 32 205 South Wales 34 41 39 53 51 45 47 310 North east Wales 10 12 11 16 15 — — 65 Total Objective 2 400 477 451 621 593 510 532 3,584 Objective 5b South west England 11 28 24 16 13 17 23 132 The Marches — — — — — 4 4 8 Midlands Uplands — — — — — 1 1 2 Northern Uplands — — — — — 8 10 18 Lincolnshire — — — — — 4 6 10 East Anglia — — — — — 5 6 11 Rural Wales 16 41 34 23 19 14 18 165 Highlands and Islands 15 38 32 21 17 — — 124 Dumfries and Galloway 2 5 4 3 2 4 5 24 Borders of Scotland — — — — — 2 3 5 Central Scotland/Tayside — — — — — 2 3 5 Grampian — — — — — 3 4 7 Total Objective 5b 44 112 93 62 51 64 83 510 Total England 276 343 321 426 404 467 500 2,737 Total Scotland 108 152 139 166 155 135 148 1,002 Total Wales 61 94 84 92 85 59 65 539 Total Northern Ireland 79 88 92 129 120 96 103 707 Total Objectives 1, 2 and 5 b 524 677 636 812 764 757 816 4,986
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£ million, 1994 prices 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1989–95 Total Objective 1 Merseyside — — — — — 54 59 113 Highlands and Islands — — — — — 18 23 41 Northern Ireland 53 63 64 95 93 80 86 535 Total Objective 1 53 59 62 87 80 153 168 661 Objective 2 North east England 35 44 41 59 60 61 64 365 Eastern England 54 68 63 91 92 — — 368 West Midlands 40 51 47 68 69 73 77 426 North west England 47 59 55 79 81 61 63 445 West Cumbria 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 23 East Midlands — — — — — 16 17 33 East London and Lea Valley — — — — — 15 15 30 Plymouth — — — — — 6 7 13 Thanet — — — — — 3 3 7 Yorkshire and Humberside — — — — — 63 65 128 Western Scotland 46 59 54 79 80 59 62 439 Eastern Scotland 15 19 18 25 26 26 27 155 South Wales 23 29 27 39 40 38 39 235 North east Wales 7 9 8 12 12 — — 47 Total Objective 2 269 340 315 456 463 425 443 2,712 Objective 5b South west England 8 20 16 12 10 14 19 99 The Marches — — — — — 3 3 7 Midlands Uplands — — — — — 1 1 2 Northern Uplands — — — — — 7 8 15 Lincolnshire — — — — — 3 5 8 East Anglia — — — — — 4 5 9 Rural Wales 11 29 24 17 15 12 15 122 Highlands and Islands 10 27 22 16 14 — — 89 Dumfries and Galloway 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 18
£ million, 1994 prices 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1989–95 Total Borders of Scotland — — — — — 2 3 4 Central Scotland/Tayside — — — — — 2 3 4 Grampian — — — — — 3 3 6 Total Objective 5b 30 80 65 46 40 53 69 383 Total England 185 245 225 313 316 389 417 2,090 Total Scotland 73 108 97 122 121 113 123 757 Total Wales 41 67 59 68 66 49 54 404 Total Northern Ireland 53 63 64 95 93 80 86 535 Total Objectives 1, 2 and 5 b 352 483 445 597 597 631 680 3,785
§ Mr. HainTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) how much in(a) ecu and (b) pounds by standard region and in total the United Kingdom has received under the trans-European network programmes to date; [11670]
(2) how much in (a) ecu and (b) pounds by standard region and in total is allocated to the United Kingdom from the trans-European network programmes under the current financial perspective. [11671]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answers 29 January 1996]: The size of the trans-European networks—TENs—budget is determined annually through the EU budget process. Amounts are not pre-allocated to member states, nor are receipts divided by region.
From the 1995 budget, the first year for which TENs grants became available, the United Kingdom expects to receive some 30 mecu, or £25 million, for UK TENs
UK SPD Allocations: 1994–99 million ecu, 1994 prices 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Objective 1 Merseyside ERDF 65 71 76 81 88 95 475 Highlands and Islands ERDF 22 27 28 31 34 38 180 Northern Ireland ERDF 96 103 110 119 121 129 677 Total UK Objective 1 ERDF 183 200 214 231 243 262 1,332
Estimated UK SPD Allocations: 1994–99 (£ million, 1994 prices (Using an exchange rate of £1=1.20 ecu) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Objective 1 Merseyside ERDF 54 59 63 67 73 79 396 Highlands and Islands ERDF 18 22 24 26 28 32 150 Northern Ireland ERDF 80 86 92 99 101 107 564 Total UK Objective 1 ERDF 152 167 178 192 202 218 1,110
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UK SPD allocations: 1994–96 Million ecu, 1994 prices 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Objective 2 North-east England ERDF 73 77 81 — — — 231 West Cumbria ERDF 6 6 7 — — — 19 projects, plus an as yet unquantifiable amount from some joint projects in which it has an interest.
It is too early to estimate 1996 receipts.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much in(a) ecu and (b) pounds by standard region and in total is allocated to the United Kingdom from the European regional development fund under the present structural funds agreement. [11659]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 29 January 1996]: There is no single agreement. Currently, 26 single programming documents and 26 community initiative programme documents provide for grants, over varying periods of years, from this and the other European structural funds. The Community initiative programmes are not generally allocated regionally. The figures for grants from the European regional development fund in the single programming documents—SPDs—for eligible UK areas are set out in the table.
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UK SPD allocations: 1994–96 Million ecu, 1994 prices 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Yorkshire and Humberside ERDF 75 78 81 — — — 234 East Midlands ERDF 19 20 21 — — — 59 West Midlands ERDF 88 92 97 — — — 278 North-west ERDF 73 76 81 — — — 230 East London and Lea valley ERDF 18 18 19 — — — 56 Thanet ERDF 4 4 4 — — — 12 Plymouth ERDF 7 8 8 — — — 23 Total England Objective 2 ERDF 364 379 400 — — — 1,142 Industrial South Wales ERDF 45 47 49 — — — 141 Eastern Scotland ERDF 31 32 34 — — — 97 Western Scotland ERDF 71 74 78 — — — 223 Total Scotland Objective 2 ERDF 102 106 112 — — — 320 Total United Kingdom Objective 2 ERDF 510 531 561 — — — 1,603
Estimated UK SPD allocations: 1994–96 £Million, 1994 prices (Using an exchange rate of £1 = 1.20 ecu) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Objective 2 North-east England ERDF 61 64 68 — — — 193 West Cumbria ERDF 5 5 6 — — — 16 Yorkshire and Humberside ERDF 63 65 68 — — — 195 East Midlands ERDF 16 16 17 — — — 49 West Midlands ERDF 74 77 81 — — — 232 North-west ERDF 61 64 67 — — — 192 East London and Lea valley ERDF 15 15 16 — — — 46 Thanet ERDF 3 3 3 — — — 10 Plymouth ERDF 6 6 7 — — — 19 Total England Objective 2 ERDF 303 315 333 — — — 952 Industrial South Wales ERDF 37 39 41 — — — 118 Eastern Scotland ERDF 26 27 28 — — — 81 Western Scotland ERDF 59 62 65 — — — 186 Total Scotland Objective 2 ERDF 85 88 93 — — — 266 Total United Kingdom Objective 2 ERDF 425 443 468 — — — 1,336
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UK SPD Allocations: 1994–99 million ecu, 1994 prices 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Objective 5b South West England ERDF 17 23 26 26 26 26 145 The Marches ERDF 4 4 4 4 4 4 24 Midlands Uplands ERDF 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 Northern Uplands ERDF 8 10 12 12 12 12 65 Lincolnshire ERDF 4 6 6 6 6 7 36 East Anglia ERDF 5 6 7 7 7 7 41 Total England Objective 5b ERDF 38 50 57 57 58 58 318 Rural Wales ERDF 14 18 21 21 21 21 115 Borders of Scotland ERDF 2 3 4 4 4 4 21 Dumfries and Galloway ERDF 4 5 6 6 6 6 34 Central Scotland/Tayside ERDF 2 3 3 3 3 3 17 Grampian ERDF 3 4 5 5 5 5 29 Total Scotland Objective 5b ERDF 12 16 18 18 18 18 101 Total United Kingdom Objective 5b ERDF 64 83 96 96 97 98 534
Estimated UK SPD Allocations: 1994–99 £ million, 1994 prices (Using an exchange rate of £1 = 1.20 ecu 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total Objective 5b South West England ERDF 14 19 22 22 22 22 121 The Marches ERDF 3 3 3 3 3 4 20 Midlands Uplands ERDF 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Northern Uplands ERDF 6 8 10 10 10 10 54 Lincolnshire ERDF 3 5 5 5 5 5 30 East Anglia ERDF 4 5 6 6 6 6 34 Total England Objective 5b ERDF 32 41 48 48 48 48 265 Rural Wales ERDF 11 15 17 17 17 18 96 Borders of Scotland ERDF 2 3 3 3 3 3 17 Dumfries and Galloway ERDF 3 4 5 5 5 5 29 Central Scotland/Tayside ERDF 2 2 3 3 3 3 14 Grampian ERDF 3 4 4 4 4 4 24 Total Scotland Objective 5b ERDF 10 13 15 15 15 15 84 Total United Kingdom Objective 5b ERDF 53 69 80 80 81 81 445