Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 24 July 2018.
Chris Ruane
Shadow Minister (Wales)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much each nation and region of the UK received per capita in EU structural funding for the (a) 2007-13 and (b) 2014-2020 reporting periods.
Kelly Tolhurst
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
(a) In the 2007-13 period, the UK was allocated the following amount from EU Structural Funds:
Total allocation | Equivalent per capita allocation | |
England | £4,344m | £84.5 |
Scotland | £557m | £107.8 |
£321m | £182.5 | |
Wales | £1,509m | £502.2 |
(b) In the 2014-20 period, the UK was allocated the following amounts from EU Structural Funds:
Total allocation | Equivalent per capita allocation | |
England | £5,410m | £99.6 |
Scotland | £698m | £130.5 |
Northern Ireland | £400m | £217.4 |
Wales | £1,881m | £608.5 |
The level of support for each nation and region depends on its position in relation to the average GDP per capita of all EU member states.
Population data used derived from ONS Population estimates for 2007 and 2014. The foreign exchange rates used were the ones valid at the time of the allocations, i.e. €1=£0.68 for 2007 and €1=£0.78 for 2014.
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