§ Mr. Garrettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of applications since 1984 by local authorities in the northern region for European Economic Community aid for projects which have also received central Government aid.
§ Mr. ChopeThe European Economic Community aid to local authorities for which the department is responsible664W is the European regional development fund. Since 1984, the European Commission has approved a total of 80 local authority projects in the Northern region. The total fund grant awarded exceeded £26 million. More than £12 million went on five large projects, of which two were in receipt of transport supplementary grant aid and one was in receipt of an Arts Council grant. For smaller projects, the number that received central Government aid is not readily available.