§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money was allocated to Wales from the EU's structural funds in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [36460]
§ Mr. HainThe information is not held in the annualised form requested. However, the overall amount allocated for combined structural fund programmes (ERDF, ESF and, where appropriate, EAGGF and FIFG) in Wales covering the period since 1990 is £793.7 million. The breakdown between the programmes is as follows:
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£ million Programme Allocation 1987–91 Dyfed Gwynedd Powys Integrated Development Operation 83.2 1989–91 Clwyd Integrated Development Operation 23.6 Industrial South Wales Integrated Operations Programme 71.6 1990–93 Rechar 1 Programme for Industrial South Wales 21.7 1992–93 Clwyd Operational Programme 21.8 Dyfed Gwynedd Powys Operational Programme 25.7 Industrial South Wales Operational Programme 74.1 Leader 1 Programme 2.3 1993 Konver 11 0.8 1993–95 Retex l2 0.5 1994–96 Industrial South Wales Single Programming Document 111.5
£ million Programme Allocation 1994–99 Rural Wales Single Programme Document 126.9 Community Initiatives Interreg 9.4 Konver II 1.9 Leader II Programme 7.3 Pesca 0.8 Rechar II 17.4 Resider II 10.8 Retex II 1.9 SMEs Programme for Wales 1.6 Urban Programme 3.9 1997–99 Industrial South Wales Single Programming Document 1997–99 175 Total: 793.7 1 The grant allocation of some £16 million for Konver funding was made at the UK level. Wales received £0.8 million in grant. 2 The grant allocation of some £4.4 million for Retex funding was made at the UK level. Wales received £0.5 million in grant. In the case of the national ESF Programmes, such as Objective 3 and the Human Resource Community Initiatives, which have either hitherto been, or continue to remain, the sole responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, I have requested the information and will write to my hon. Friend shortly.