European Regional Development Fund
(asked on 14th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of administering EU Regional Development Funds in each of the (a) last and (b) next five years.
The Department for Communities and Local Government took on full responsibility for the administration and management of the European Regional Development Fund from 1 st July 2011.
Administration costs:
| 2011/12 (1st July-31st March) | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | Total |
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Net Expenditure* | £8.18m | £10.58m | £9.28m | £10.18m | £12.58m | £50.8m |
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| *Includes income reimbursed to DCLG by the European Commission |
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This cost is approximately 2% of the EU funding administered - the current benchmark set by the Cabinet Office for grant administration is between 3 and 4%.
DCLG is currently undergoing a review of its resources following the spending review, it would not be appropriate to comment on the potential costs over the next 5 years whilst this review is ongoing.