The funding that the Department has provided to the Arc Manche network is as follows:
(a) The Government office for the south east through the Interreg IIIB programme contributed £1.1 million ERDF to Arc Manche via the EMDI (Espace Manche Development Initiative) project;
(b) The South East England regional assembly did not contribute to the project; and
(c) The South East England Development Agency is aware of the Arc Manche Network but does not provide specific funding or support to it.