§ Mr. Jim Spicerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total sum allocated to the United Kingdom from the European Community's disaster fund since 1 January 1978; and what has been the disposal of such funds since then.
§ Mr. KingA total allocation of £944,889 was announced in February 1978. Of this amount, £276,751 has been contributed to a fund for the relief of farmers who suffered especially heavy livestock losses in the winter of 1977–78. The remainder is to be distributed among local authorities qualifying for Exchequer assistance toward emergency expenditure that winter: distribution will be made as soon as that expenditure has been established.