To ask the Scottish Executive what the total sum of European Structural Fund spending was in Scotland in each financial year since 1999, broken down by programme. Current Programmes for EuropeanStructural Funds in Scotland run from 2000-06 and are allocated in line with the EuropeanCommission’s financial year which runs on a calendar year.The following information isthe amount in pound sterling allocated under European Structural Funds, broken downby programme, for the years 2000-05.European Structural Spend Programme 2000 2001 2002 2003 East ERDF 0 1,485,274 12,686,094 38,125,002 South ERDF 0 715,645 6,266,524 6,595,145 West ERDF 290,850 258,311 7,789,352 73,113,760 West ESF 0 209,905 1,242,014 8,248,473 Objective 3 0 12,565,824 28,517,807 52,612,903 H & I ERDF 134,887 1,305,997 15,217,610 19,576,797 H & I ESF 0 4,337,085 10,127,219 5,365,962 Urban II 0 0 11,655 844,854 Leader + 0 0 95,731 3,883,723 Totals 425,737 20,878,041 81,954,006 208,366,619 European Structural Spend Programme 2004 2005 2000-05 East ERDF 26,524,164 25,123,094 103,943,628 South ERDF 4,655,564 7,865,666 26,098,544 West ERDF 49,350,966 42,031,336 172,834,575 West ESF 6,856,528 5,991,833 22,548,753 Objective 3 53,376,709 53,518,387 200,591,630 H & I ERDF 24,826,271 20,582,225 81,643,787 H & I ESF 4,255,364 4,108,291 28,193,921 Urban II 1,806,523 1,553,255 4,216,287 Leader + 3,493,638 739,159 8,212,251 Totals 175,145,727 161,513,246 648,283,376 S2W-24374