HL Deb 03 April 1979 vol 399 cc1889-90WA
Lord O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What effect membership of the EEC has had on unemployment in the United Kingdom.

Lord WALLACE of COSLANY

It is not possible to quantify the effect membership of the EEC has had on unemploy-

Any comparisons between fuels are further complicated by differences in:

  1. (a) efficiencies arising when primary fuels are converted to secondary fuels (coke, oil products, electricity, etc.);
  2. (b) the uses (heating, motive power, etc.) made of the energy contained in the respective fuels;
  3. (c) the efficiencies at which fuels, whether primary or secondary, are used;
  4. (d) costs of purchasing, installing, maintaining and operating equipment;
  5. (e) any storage costs, relative reliability of supply and relative convenience of different fuels for different purposes.

ment in the United Kingdom. Since 1973 we have received about £300 million from the European Social Fund. Most of this aid has been used for the prevention or relief of unemployment through training, retraining, rehabilitation and resettlement. In addition the United Kingdom has received over £260 million of aid under the European Regional Development Fund and this has helped to protect, maintain and create employment in the assisted areas.