HC Deb 20 July 2004 vol 424 c177W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money the European Union has provided to regeneration projects in each member state in(a) 1990, (b) 1995, (c) 2000 and (d) 2004. [184263]

Mr. MacShane

The Commission does not produce specific figures for funds spent on regeneration projects. However, figures for the overall spends on structural and cohesion funds across EU member states in 1990, 1995 and 2000 are set out in the following table. The figures for 2004 have yet to be released. Figures for 1990 and 1995 are in ECU millions and for 2000 in ¢millions.

Country 1990 1995 2000
Belgium 154.903 178.59 1,829
Denmark 76.66 104.40 745
Germany 511.261 3,039.76 28,156
Greece 1,171.523 2,714.68 20,961
Spain 2,836.067 6,076.89 43,087
France 1,231.601 1,663.61 14,794
Ireland 730.087 996.85 3,088
Italy 1,624.853 2,353.29 28,484
Luxembourg 10.139 11.75 78
Netherlands 142.867 241.16 2,635
Portugal 1,067.048 1,527.70 19,029
United
Kingdom 1,107.894 1,637.10 15,635
Austria 343.97 1,473
Finland 353.34 1,908
Sweden 309.36 1,836