§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will set out in tabular form the various purposes in the energy sector for which money has been made available to the United Kingdom from EEC sources since the United Kingdom joined the European Community, and the actual sums of money in each case; and if he will provide the comparable figures for each of the other eight member States of the EEC.
§ Mr. BennFunds made available to the United Kingdom from the European332W Communities in the energy sector since January 1973 have been as follows:
(i) The European Investment Bank (EIB): loans to 31st December 1977.
Sector Loans to UK (meua) Loans to all Member States (meua) Power Stations 229.1 919.6 Gas pipelines 164.0 317.3 Development of oil & natural gas resources 134.0 285.1 Powerlines 48.2 67.7 Coal (loans for capital investment) 13.4 17.7 Other — 57.9 Note 1. Units are million European Units of Account. The exchange rate varies from time to time.
Note 2. Details of EIB loans for individual projects in member states, and in third countries where the project is of direct benefit to one or more member states, are given in the annual report of the EIB. Copies of these reports are available in the Library of the House.
(ii) The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC): loans and grants to the NCB, to 31st December, 1977:
Grants for rehabilitation and research and development £21.9 million Loans for capital investment £239.8 million (iii) Direct funding from the Community Budget to United Kingdom research organisations, to 31st December 1977.
Dragon £4.5 million Fusion £6.3 million Energy Research & Development £1.3 million (iv) The European Regional Development Fund: payments made to date to:
The electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom £4.1 million The gas industry in the United Kingdom £1.5 million (v) The European Social Fund: allocations in respect of activities undertaken up to and including 1977 to date for training activities in:
The electricity supply industry £1.0 million The gas industry £0.4 million Offshore exploration development £0.5 million Comparable figures for ECSC loans and grants, funding under the Community Budget, grants from the European Regional Fund, and grants from the European Social Fund to other EEC member States by sector are not readily available.