§ Mr. CongdonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the allocation of the European structural fund's community initiative reserves. [35587]
Other areas Million ecu (1996 prices) England Scotland Wales Gibraltar Total All areas total Leader 5.660 1.840 1.890 — 9.390 11.730 Urban 17.745 2.055 0.840 — 20.640 24.750 Pesca 2.040 1.920 0.500 — 4.960 5.870 Employment 135.390 15.430 11.780 — 42.600 43.910 Adapt 119.510 12.820 11.080 — 23.410 24.160 Rechar 13.060 1.930 4.570 — 19.560 20.000 Resider 2.380 1.380 2.610 — 6.370 6.370 Retex 2.030 1.000 0.510 — 3.540 4.770 Konver 25.430 3.000 0.510 0.750 29.690 33.700 Total 123.745 21.375 14.290 0.750 160.160 175.260 Interreg II C — — — — 19.950 11.950 Grand total — — — — 170.110 187.210 1Provisional.
§ Mr. CongdonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the allocation of European structural funds money to British objective 2 areas. [35588]
§ Mr. EggarThe Government obtained for the UK and Gibraltar 2,500 million ecu of objective 2 money for 1997 to 99. I have allocated this as set out in table.
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1997 to 99 allocation (1996 prices) million ecu North-East England 355 West Cumbria 31 Yorkshire and Humberside 365 East Midlands 99 West Midlands 441 Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire 400 London 99 Thanet 17 Plymouth 36 South Wales 213 Eastern Scotland 134 Western Scotland 304 Gibraltar 6 Total 2,500
§ Mr. EggarThe Government obtained for the United Kingdom and Gibraltar 187.21 million ecu from the Community initiatives reserve. I have allocated this between programmes and between areas as set out in the table.
Objective 1 areas Million ecu (1996 prices) Northern Ireland Merseyside Highlands and Islands Total Leader 1.140 — 1.200 2.340 Urban 2.055 2.055 — 4.110 Pesca 0.260 — 0.650 0.910 Employment 0.640 10.580 10.090 1.310 Adapt 0.360 10.330 10.060 0.750 Rechar — 0.440 — 0.440 Resider — — — 0.000 Retex 0.800 0.270 0.160 1.230 Konver 0.490 2.720 0.800 4.010 Total 5.745 6.395 2.960 15.100 Interreg II C — — — 12.000 Grand total — — — 17.100 1Provisional.