To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what correspondence he has received from the European Commission on auditing procedures relating to regional aid; and if he will make a statement. (107129)

I have been asked to reply.

The Department for Communities and Local Government receives correspondence from time to time from the European Commission, about the management of the European Regional Development Fund programmes, including auditing procedures. The Department has responded to the issues raised by the European Commission in its most recent correspondence.