§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what sums the Falkland Islands are receiving or will receive from European Economic Community development funds; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonThe European Community has recently approved the allocation of 364,000 ecu (about £233,000) for an extension to Port Stanley senior school. This project will use up the balance of the allocation to the Falkland Islands under the Fourth and Fifth European Development Funds. Previous expenditure in the Falkland Islands under these Funds amounted to 422,000 ecu (about £270,000).
The Falkland Islands will also benefit from a share of the 12.04 million ecu (about £7.7 million) being made available to United Kingdom dependent territories under the sixth European development fund for commitment over the next five years.