§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much European Union regional funding aid has been made available to London since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [156700]
§ Ms ArmstrongThe table gives details of European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) and European Social Funding (ESF) made available in the London region from 1997:
£ million ERDF ESF Objective 2 48.980 15.709 Konver II 7.198 1.068 Retex 0.460 0.105 Urban Heart of the East End 4.340 0.928 Urban Park Royal 4.135 0.974 SME Community Initiative 1.318 0.254 Objective 3 0 165.000 Objective 4 0 16.000 Total 66.431 200.038 A further £560 million of ERDF and ESF is being made available in the London region for the new round of Objective 2 and 3 programmes (2000–06).