Single Regeneration Budget (Hansard, 2 July 1996)

HC Deb 02 July 1996 vol 280 c397W 397W

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the amount of money available from European funds for SRB payments in(a) 1992, (b) 1993, (c) 1994 and (d) 1995. [34868]

§ Sir Paul Beresford
Funding from European structural funds adds to, rather than contributes towards, domestic expenditure on regeneration activities under the single regeneration budget. The SRB challenge fund, which began supporting schemes from April 1995, can provide matching funding for schemes also assisted from European structural funds. Information on the amount of such expenditure in the financial year 1995–96 is not yet available.