Question follow-through · 21093
European Social Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many financial corrections were made in the final round of the European Social Fund; and of what value.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many financial corrections were made in the final round of the European Social Fund; and of what value.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
In the final accounting period (2023-24) of the European Social Fund (ESF) England 2014-2020 Programme, 1,047 financial corrections were made in respect of irregular expenditure.The total value of those corrections was ~£13.5million. Most of this expendit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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