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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Robert Goodwill (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Thursday, 29 October 2009 on behalf of the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Grand Committee.


European Structural Funding

Question
To ask the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of European Structural Funding on levels of employment in Scarborough and Whitby.
Answer

With your permission, Mr. Betts, I would like to add my thanks to Barnsley council and the mayor for their warm welcome today. The most recent assessment is that since 2000, European structural funds have helped to create an estimated 1,079 new jobs in the Scarborough district. They are estimated to have contributed additional gross value added of £33 million to the local economy.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
YHRGC c3 
296295 
Session
2008-09
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons Grand Committees
Subjects
Employment EU grants and loans Scarborough Whitby
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk