EU: Structural and Cohesion Funds

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Excerpts

Wednesday 8th February 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Wilcox]

I apologise for not understanding the question at first. The answer is yes.

[Baroness Royall of Blaisdon]

My Lords, at the special summit last month, a large sum of money—I do not recall how much—was made available for tackling youth unemployment in the European Union. Will the UK apply for some of that money, or will it be spent only in the 25 states that have signed up to the new treaty?