European Social Fund inquiry continues
26 November 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
The House of Lords EU Social Policy and Consumer Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence at 9.40 am as part of its inquiry into the effectiveness of the 2007-13 European Social Fund (ESF) and how it might be amended and resourced in the future
- Video and Audio: European Social Fund evidence session
- House of Lords EU Social Policy and Consumer Affairs Sub-Committee
- Parliament News: EU Committee looks at effectiveness of the European Social Fund
Evidence will be heard from
- Tamara Flanagan, Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
- Alan Payne, European Structural Funds Voluntary Organisations Northern (ESFVON)
- Laurie Moran, Co-ordinating European Funding for the East Midlands Third Sector (CEFET), and
- Sandra Turner and Frank Mckay, Third Sector European Network (TSEN).
The Committee's objectives from this inquiry are threefold:
- To make recommendations on short term changes that might be made to the European Social Fund to allow it to respond effectively to the evolving challenges raised by the financial crisis;
- To assess the contribution that the ESF can make in the medium term to the post-2010 Strategy for Growth and Jobs, including the European Employment Strategy;
- To make recommendations on the long term role and functioning of the European Social Fund, within the context of the EU budget review.