HC Deb 24 July 2000 vol 354 cc488-9W
Mr. Andrew George

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent arrangements he has made to ensure that Government match funds are efficiently delivered through each Government Department, in the UK's four EU Objective 1 regions. [132052]

Mr. Andrew Smith

Resources for public sector match funding for Objective 1 projects have been provided for within Departments' total spending review settlements. The new PSA targets in Spending Review 2000 set tough targets on improving value for money and efficiency across the public sector.

Mr. Andrew George

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the public funds available to(a) the DTI, (b) the DETR, (c) MAFF, (d) DCMS, (e) DfEE and (f) the Welsh Assembly to match the funds available to the UK's four EU Objective One regions. [132053]

Mr. Andrew Smith

It remains the responsibility of grant applicants to secure match funding from a wide range of Government programmes. The identity of match funding sources will depend on the nature of the projects brought forward under the Objective 1 programmes.