HC Deb 02 July 1996 vol 280 c396W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications have been made for the period 1994 to 1999 for European objective 5b funding; and how many applications in each of the fib areas have received funding. [34742]

Sir Paul Beresford

The Government offices for the regions and MAFF regional service centres have received a total of 3,051 project applications for grant under the objective 5b structural funds programmes in England since the European Commission approved them between December 1994 and March 1995.

The number of successful applications which have received offers of grant in each of the English objective 5b areas is as follows:

  • Northern Uplands: 377
  • South West: 321
  • English Marches: 83
  • Lincolnshire: 66
  • East Anglia: 49
  • Midlands Uplands: 47