§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made of the voluntary sector's use of ESF Objective 3 grants; and if he will make a statement.[R] [139127]
§ Ms JowellOur evaluation strategy for the ESF Objective 3 programme, which has been agreed with the European Commission and the Great Britain Monitoring Committee, has been primarily concerned with assessing
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Table 1—round 1 zones Name of Zone Start date Amount as reflected in NAO audited accounts for FY 1998–99 (£) Table amount pledged to date (unaudited) Aston (B'ham) January 1999 0 803,500 Barnsley September 1998 20,000 493,164 Blackburn September 1998 150,521 378,650 Brighton January 1999 0 369,425 East Basildon January 1999 5,012 163,054 Halifax January 1999 0 833,200 Herefordshire September 1998 28,043 80,233 Kingston Upon Hull January 1999 5,100 747,979 Lambeth September 1998 41,000 350,230 Leicester September 1998 3,000 705,012 Leigh (Wigan) January 1999 50,000 209,339 Middlesbrough September 1998 56,500 703,137 New Addington September 1998 12,087 249,865 Newcastle September 1998 120,000 151,600 Newham September 1998 400,000 1,007,000 Next Steps, Grimsby September 1998 111,000 292,505 North Somerset (Weston) September 1998 33,006 119,124 Nottingham January 1999 19,000 329,000 Plymouth January 1999 1,050 191,950 Salford and Trafford September 1998 63,164 299,495 Shard End/Kitts (B'ham) January 1999 6,500 467,750 Sheffield NE January 1999 6,000 841,000 South Tyneside January 1999 34,000 59,622 Southwark January 1999 116,000 260,207 Thetford (Norfolk) January 1999 19,779 438,070 Total 1,300,762 10,544,111 the extent to which ESF has helped disadvantaged groups compete for jobs. There has not been any assessment of the voluntary sector's use of ESF assistance.