HC Deb 03 March 1981 vol 1000 cc70-1W
Sir Anthony

Meyer asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report loans granted to projects in the United Kingdom by the European Investment Bank in each year since 1973 and the percentage each figure represents of the total loans granted by the European Investment Bank within the Community in each given year.

Mr. Lawson

Loans granted to projects in the United Kingdom by the European Investment Bank in each year since 1973 and the percentage each figure represents of the total loans granted by the European Investment Bank within the Community in each given year were as follows:

£million percentage of E1B loans within the Community
1973 30 10
1974 80 18
1975 190 36
1976 260 38
1977 320 35
1978 290 22
1979 490 32
1980 (provisional) 420 25

The 1979 figures are from the EIB's annual reports, where details of the projects can be found. For 1980, they are from preliminary results published by the bank.