§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the level of Objective 5b funding in the less-favoured areas of the North of England in (i) 1993, (ii) 1994, (iii) 1995 and (iv) 1996. [17310]
§ Angela EagleEuropean Funds under Objective 5b became available for the Northern Uplands from 1 January 1994. However they must be supplemented by other funds from the public and private sectors. The full amount of the funding available is as follows:
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£ million European structural funds Public/private sectors Total 1993 — — — 1994 8.8 12.4 21.2 1995 11.5 16.4 27.9 1996 13.1 18.8 31.9