Regional Development Fund

HC Deb 08 February 1988 vol 127 cc75-6W

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his most up-to-date estimate of the planned

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people have been employed in the agricultural industry in each of the last 10 years;

(2) how many people were employed in the coal mining industry in each of the last 10 years;

(3) how many people were employed in the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industries in each of the last 10 years;

(4) how many people were employed in the steel industry in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Lee

The available information is as follows:

provision for payment of regional development grant, separately for old scheme and new scheme (a) gross and (b) net of European regional development fund receipts, for 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91.

Mr. Peter Walker

Planned regional development grant provision in Wales is as follows:

£ million
	Old scheme	New scheme
1987–88	22.0	34.0
1988–89	17.0	46.5
1989–90	2.0	40.0
1990–91	0.6	27.0

These figures are gross of receipts from the European regional development fund. The provision for ERDF receipts towards RDG expenditure is £3.8 million in 1987–88 and £1.5 million in 1988–89. Information is not available at this stage on the likely level of ERDF receipts beyond 1988–89. The United Kingdom will, however, continue to claim reimbursement from the European Commission in respect of both regional development grant schemes.

14. Mr. Knox

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total value of grants which Wales has received from the European regional development fund in each of the last three years.

Mr. Peter Walker

Net commitment to Wales from the European regional development fund was £54.9 million in 1985, £59.5 million in 1986 and £53.8 million in 1987.