§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Meirionnydd Nant Conwy constituency, the effects on Meirionnydd Nant Conwy of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997; [154947]
(2) if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Ceredigion constituency, the effects on Ceredigion of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997; [154945]
19W(3) if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Ynys Môn constituency, the effects on Ynys Môn of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997; [154941]
(4) if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Caernarfon constituency, the effects on Caernarfon of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154946]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyAs these questions were originally addressed to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, my response relates to the effects of Government policies and actions on industry and the economy. Such effects are not normally measured by reference to constituencies so it is not practicable to give information in the form requested. However, prior to the transfer of functions to the National Assembly on 1 July 1999, a range of all-Wales policy initiatives and other actions taken by my Department will have impacted on these four constituencies. Details are set out in the Welsh Office Departmental Reports for 1998 (Cm 3915) and 1999 (Cm 4216), copies of which are in the Library.
Caernarfon, Ceredigion, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy and Ynys Môn are included in the area for which the Government secured Objective 1 status at the Berlin European Council in 1999. Subsequently, in the July 2000 spending review, we made available additional funding, outside the Barnett Formula, for the Welsh Structural Funds Programme. So far in Wales, 201 projects with a total value of £148,960,863 have been approved under the Objective 1 programme. To break down the figures to constituency level would involve disproportionate cost. However, a full list of approved projects is available on the Wales European Funding Office website at http://www/wefo.wales.gov.uk. A copy has been placed in the Library.
Our new Assisted Areas map for the UK, which was formally approved by the European Commission in July 2000, also includes Tier 1 coverage for Caernarfon, Ceredigion, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy and Ynys Môn. I have also today made available via the Library copies of the Objective 1 Approved Projects.