Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 November 2004. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Thursday, 4 November 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had on the use of European Structural Funds to create employment in the Greater London area. - Inc figures.

Answer: Tom Cox: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent discussions he has had on the use of European structural funds to create employment in the Greater London area. [195375] Phil Hope: My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister has held no recent discussions on the use of European structural funds in London, but Ministers receive regular reports on progress with the delivery of European structural funds programmes in London and elsewhere. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is just over midway through the 2000-06 Objective 2, Objective 3 and Urban II structural funds programmes in London. These provide over £600 million to support economic development and tackle barriers to labour market participation. Targets over the lifetime of the three programmes include the creation of over 23,000 jobs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195375; 426 c436W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Greater London Employment schemes Job creation EU grants and loans Unemployment Regional assistance
Contains statistics: Yes
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