§ Mr. WalterTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02, the departmental expenditure limits of the Wales Office(a) as they were before the negotiation of Objective 1 status for West Wales and the Valleys and (b) as they are now; what amounts are available to meet that expenditure from (i) the block grant, (ii) local authority credit approvals, (iii) European Union grants broken down by programme and (iv) the private sector element of matched funding. [97699]
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§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe Departmental Expenditure Limit of the former Welsh Office (excluding Welfare to Work expenditure) was set at the last Comprehensive Spending Review as:
£ million 1999–2000 7,097 2000–01 7,498 2001–02 7,888 There have been no changes arising from the negotiation of Objective 1 status for West Wales and the Valleys. This is a matter for the next spending review.
The allocation of funds within the block is a matter for The National Assembly for Wales.