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Mr. Hain
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much in (a) ecus and (b) pound sterling by standard region and in total is allocated to the United Kingdom from the European social fund under the present structural funds agreement. [11661]
Mr. Forth
Information by standard region is not available except at disproportionate cost. Allocations are
European Social Fund Allocations 1994–99 | ||||||||||||||
1994 prices using an exchange rate of £1=1.2 ecu | ||||||||||||||
1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Total | ||||||||
Mecu | £ million | Mecu | £ million | Mecu | £ million | Mecu | £ million | Mecu | £ million | Mecu | £ million | Mecu | £ million | |
Objective 1 | ||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland | 49 | 40 | 50 | 42 | 55 | 46 | 58 | 48 | 68 | 57 | 75 | 62 | 355 | 295 |
Merseyside | 46 | 39 | 50 | 42 | 54 | 45 | 58 | 48 | 63 | 52 | 68 | 56 | 339 | 282 |
Highlands and Islands | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 46 |
Total | 103 | 86 | 109 | 91 | 118 | 99 | 125 | 104 | 141 | 117 | 153 | 126 | 749 | 623 |
Objective 21 | ||||||||||||||
North East England | 24 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 63 |
East Midlands | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 |
West Midlands | 30 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 78 |
North West England | 31 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 82 |
West Cumbria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
West Scotland | 20 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 52 |
East Scotland | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 22 |
South Wales | 15 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 39 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 25 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 66 |
East London and Lea | ||||||||||||||
Valley | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1— | 8 | 15 |
Thanet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Plymouth | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Total | 170 | 144 | 179 | 149 | 186 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 535 | 449 |
Objectives 3 and 4 Total2 | 421 | 351 | 554 | 462 | 526 | 438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,377 | 2,815 |
Objective 5b | ||||||||||||||
South West England | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 27 |
Rural Wales | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 27 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
The Marches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
Northern Uplands | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 |
Lincolnshire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
East Anglia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
Borders of Scotland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Central | ||||||||||||||
Scotland/Tayside | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Grampian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Total | 17 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 133 | 112 |
Grand Total | 711 | 596 | 863 | 721 | 852 | 712 | 150 | 125 | 165 | 136 | 177 | 145 | 4,794 | 3.999 |
1No indicative allocations available for Objective 2 beyond 1996. | ||||||||||||||
2The total allocation shown for Objectives 3 and 4 is for six years but a plan for 1997–99 has yet to be agreed. |