HC Deb 17 July 1986 vol 101 c589W
Mr. Boyes

asked the Paymaster General what percentage of the European social fund and the European regional fund came to the United Kingdom for each year from 1973 to the present.

Mr. Lang

The percentage of the European Social Fund —ESF—and European Regional Development Fund—ERDF—allocated to the United Kingdom from 1973 to the present is as follows:

Year Per cent. ESF Per cent. ERDF
1973 31.5 —
1974 24.5 —
1975 29.6 28.7
1976 24.4 28.4
1977 37.1 28.9
1978 19.7 26.7
1979 25.4 27.1
1980 23.3 24.3
1981 24.9 21.7
1982 29.4 24.1
1983 29.8 21.7
1984 32 27.5
1985 23.7 26.4
1986 16.4 —

The United Kingdom first benefitted from the ERDF in 1975 and figures are not available for 1986.