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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding has been allocated to (a) European regional development fund areas, (b) Frameworks for Regional Employment and Skills Action, (c) Phoenix Fund and (d) regional centres for manufacturing excellence and (e) warm zones in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) total. [163722] Ms Hewitt: In accordance with the Spending Review 2002 settlement the Government plan to spend: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (a) European Regional (c) Phoenix Fund (d) Regional centres for Development Fund - ERDF manufacturing excellence (DTI-related expenditure cover) 2004-05 186.3 25 2.8 2005-06 176.4 25 0 Total 362.7 50 2.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) In relation to Frameworks for Regional Employment and Skills Action, which is the responsibility of DfES: these are the way in which key regional partners led by the RDA develop and deliver an agreed plan to address skills and employment needs of employers and individuals within the region. The resources which partners bring to the table in respect of agreed priorities in the FRESA will vary from region to region. (e) Warm zones: no DTI funding has been allocated to Warm Zones in 2004-05 or 2005-06.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

419 c1139-40W;419 c1141-2W; 163722

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Fuel poverty EU grants and loans Regional assistance Warm zones programme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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