To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2015 to Question 225021, what proportion of funds under the 2007-13 European Regional Development Fund which were committed after May 2010 have not yet been drawn down; and whether he expects the full amount to be drawn down before the September 2015 deadline.

The programme remains fully committed and £838,959,958 has been paid out from the European Regional Development Fund since 1 May 2010 and £526,182,985 remains to be claimed by grant recipients. We have extended some project activity into the autumn to ensure that opportunities to spend remaining funds are maximised by the deadline of the end of December 2015.