§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much European regional aid the UK received in each of the last five years; and how much is forecast in the next three. [52603]
§ Mr. Mandelson[holding answer 27 July 1998]: Total allocations to the United Kingdom under the EU Structural Funds for the last five years (1994–98) and for 1999 are shown in the table. No decisions on funding post-1999 have yet been made.
Total structural funds allocations to the UK (including community initiative) billion ecu, 1998 prices Year Total 1994 1.83 1995 2.28 1996 2.39 1997 2.48 1998 2.50 1999 2.60