§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many grants have been given to members of(a) the Yorkshire, and (b) the Humberside fishing industry under the European agriculture guidance and guarantee fund scheme from May 1979 to May 1989; and how many new vessels were built with those grants;
(2) how much financial aid has been given to the fishing industry in (a) Yorkshire, and (b) Humberside under the European agriculture guidance and guarantee fund scheme since May 1979 to date;
(3) if he will list the projects in the fish processing industry for (a) Yorkshire and (b) Humberside, which received European Community grant aid in the period May 1979 to May 1989 and the total value of grants given to each product;
(4) in the period May 1979 to May 1989 (a) how many owners of fishing vessels in (i) Yorkshire and (ii) Humberside, received grant aid or the modernisation programme; and what was the total value of these grants, and (b) what was the total value of grand aid give to (i) the Yorkshire, and (ii) the Humberside fishing industry for building of new fishing vessels.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe financial aid available to these regions consists of national and EC grants for fishing vessel construction and modernisation and grants for processing and marketing schemes under EEC regulation 355/77.
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£ (a) Yorkshire 1984: Selltop Ltd. Scarborough 25,223
£ (b) Humberside 1979: William Hobson Ltd. Grimsby 31,982 1981: Cawoods Fishcurers Ltd. Hull 11,329 1982: L. Williamson (Shetland) Ltd. Hull 38,200 1982: The Grimsby Exchange Ltd. Grimsby 30,001 1983: Youngs Seafoods Ltd. Grimsby 215,687 1984: Marr Frozen Foods Ltd. Hull 18,788 1985: Marr Frozen Foods Ltd. Hull 10,741 1985: Seataste (International) Ltd. Bridlington 54,229 1985: The Grimsby Exchange Grimsby 19,109 1986: Maconochie Seafoods Ltd. Hull 104,488 1986: Marr Frozen Foods Ltd. Hull 30,259 1986: Glenrose (Fish Merchants) Ltd. Hull 47,250 1986: Schooner Seafoods Hull 44,250 1986: Bluecrest Foods Ltd. Grimsby 133,017 1987: Marr Frozen Foods Ltd. Hull 55,745 Note: Total for Yorkshire and Humberside—16 awards totalling £870,298 (May 1979 to May 1989).
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total value of loans made to(a) the Yorkshire, and (b) the Humberside fishing industry from the Sea Fish Industry Authority in the period May 1979 to May 1989; and how many vessels these loans covered.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe information requested is as follows:
SFIA Loans 1979–1989 Number of Vessels Amount £ Yorkshire 12 597,194 Humberside Nil Nil Note: SFIA loans ceased to be available after June 1986.