The European Structural Fundsallocation for the Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme (2000-06)is in the following table: Fund Euro Sterling* European Regional Development Fund 190,101,740 129,468,790 European Social Fund 62,349,716 42,463,274 European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund 38,302,223 26,085,729 Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance **26,953,746 18,356,849 Total 317,707,425 216,374,642 Notes:* Exchange rate €1 =£0.681050 (March 2006).** Excludes 2005decommitment of €9,009.82 –S2W-24124 answered on 20 March 2006 refers.Allocations establish the extentto which funds can be made available to individual projects.