§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what drawings from the EEC Social Fund were made by each of the member countries in 1974 ; what percentage of the total payments out of the fund the payments to the United Kingdom represented ; and how these figures compare with the equivalent figures in 1973.
§ Mr. John Fraser:Allocations to the member countries for 1973 and 1974 were as follows :
1973 1974 £ million £ million Belgium 3.0 2.7 Denmark 2.1 5.1 Germany 8.3 11.7 France 15.1 20.6 Ireland 4.1 7.0 Italy 18.2 30.3 Luxembourg 0.02 0.004 Netherlands 2.8 2.8 United Kingdom 23.9 25.9 Totals 77.5 106.1 Allocations to the United Kingdom in 1973 and 1974 represented approximately 31 per cent, and 24 per cent., respectively of the total allocations from the fund for these years.