§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table for each year since 1979 of his Department's allocation of the European social fund by percentage and amount in relation to the United Kingdom's total allocation.
§ Mr. EggarThe information requested is not available for years 1979 to 1982 and separate figures over the period are not available for my Department. Figures and percentages for the allocation to all Government Departments for other years are as follows:
£ million Per cent.1 1983 276 86 1984 236 67 1985 159 51 1986 158 56 1987 323 74 1988 263 65 1989 236 56 1 of national allocation.