§ Mr. StringerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the(a) projected total spend and (b) total allocation of the European Regional Development Fund is for financial year 2003–04, broken down by region. [125846]
§ Yvette CooperEuropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is planned in calendar years rather than English financial years. Figures in the table below show details of allocations and targets for each region, both for this and the following calendar year. Spend so far for this year is also shown. Whilst spend is difficult to project (e.g. because of exchange rate fluctuations) regions are working to reach the targets shown.