§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Minister of Transport what aid and under which headings it has been received from the European Community in each year
(a) ERDF FUND COMMITMENT Roads and Transport (England) (£ million) Year North North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midland South West Total 1975 … … 1.432 0.157 0.224 0.007 0.045 1.865 1976 … … 1.976 1.706 0.164 — 0.021 3.867 1977 … … 2.019 0.617 0.152 — — 2.788 1978 … … 4.043 3.292 0.063 — — 7.398 1979 … … 4.717 3.022 2.328 — 0.119 10.186 Totals … … 14.187 8.794 2.931 0.007 0.185 26.104 Grant payments are made as the projects progress. Figures are not available on a regional basis but the total figures for English assisted areas are:
(b) PAYMENTS RECEIVED Roads and Transport (England) (£ million) Pre 1976–77 … … … … … … Nil 1976–77 … … … … … … 3.6 1977–78 … … … … … … 3.6 1978–79 … … … … … … 2.5 Total … … … … … … 9.7 During 1978–79, the Transport and Road Research Laboratory received a grant of £37,544 from the European Coal and Steel Community towards a project of research into the measurement and interpretation of dynamic load on bridges.
Aid towards transport projects in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the respective Secretaries of State.