§ Mr. Dykesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the beneficiaries of the grant aid from the agricultural fund of the European Community recently announced; and what is the total share of this for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively.
§ Mr. BishopDetails of projects approved for grant by the European Commission under regulation (EEC) No. 355/77 were given in a press notice issued by my Department on 28 December 1978, copies of which are available in the Library of the House. To preserve commercial confidentiality, the commission does not publish names of beneficiaries. The allocations were shared as follows:
£ England … 1,940,458 Scotland … 756,845 Northern Ireland … 587,187 Wales … 305,510 United Kingdom … 3,590,000