Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his Department's press notice of 1 August 2011, on European Regional Development Funding, what the reasons are for the funding which cannot be recovered due to irregularities in relation to each project in the 2000 to 2006 programme.
The information requested, consistent with the figures published in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11, has been placed in the Library of the House.
In compiling the information we have not included those debts which the Department has recorded as a charge on the accounts but in respect of which it may still be continuing to pursue the recovery of amounts recorded. We have also withheld information in a case which is the subject of an EU audit and where disclosure of the information would be incompatible with European Community obligations. The information provided was correct as of
The European Regional Development Fund programme has been plagued by a legacy of poor administration and fines that dates back to 2000. The coalition Government has overhauled the management of these schemes, bringing them in-house, and successfully minimising the liabilities.
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