Objective 1 European funding for Wales second report of session 2001-02 report, together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendices

House of Commons papers 2001-02 520

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Corporate Author:

Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee

Author:

Jones Martyn chairman

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TSO (The Stationery Office)

In March 1999, West Wales and the Valleys (an area covering around two-thirds of the population of Wales) was granted Objective 1 status for EU Structural Funding, designed to strengthen the region's economic and social development. The Committee's findings include that the inter-relationship of the different layers of government involved in delivering the funding programme is working well, but that the Government needs to do more to disseminate best practice across other UK regions.