§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assistance has been received per head of population from(a) the common agricultural policy and (b) European structural and cohesion funds since the Edinburgh conclusions by (i) Ireland, (ii) Wales and (iii) the United Kingdom. [22432]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe available information in respect of the these territories is as follows:
£ per head (provisional) CAP expenditure in 1993 1994 1995 Republic of Ireland 361.46 317.6 320.93 the UK1 2 3 36.84 36.73 40.88 Note: 1Underlying CAP expenditure taken from the 1993 and 1994 annual FEOGA financial reports, and show our actual expenditure; 1995 figures are based on provisional estimates from the European Commission. 2 Sterling figures converted from European Currency Units (ECU's) using the exchange rates in the FEOGA reports—1993, 1 ecu = £0.78627; 1994, 1 ecu = £0.76626; 1995 (estimated), 1 ecu = £0.80802. 3 Population statistics taken from EUROSTAT: 32nd edition (published 1995) of D basic statistics of the European Union.
£ per head (estimated) CAP expenditure in 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Northern Ireland1 2 54.88 72.79 88.51 Wales1 2 55.03 56.99 69.89 Note: 1Underlying CAP expenditure taken from the annual departmental reports for Wales and Northern Ireland. CAP expenditure in Wales and Northern Ireland is available only on the basis of financial years. The information excludes expenditure administered by the intervention board in the UK as a whole, which cannot be identified separately. 2Population statistics taken from EUROSTAT: 32nd edition (published 1995) of D basic statistics of the European Union. 775W
£ per head (estimated) European structural and cohesion funds in 1993 1994 1995 Republic of Ireland1 2 3 335.95 217.45 253.55 The UK1 2 4 22.95 22.84 30.11 Northern Ireland1 2 4 109.47 81.52 139.15 Wales1 2 4 36.89 30.78 40.12 Note: 1Annual allocations made under the 1989 to 1993 and 1994 to 1999 Community support frameworks, single programming documents and Community initiatives—various Community documents. Payments in respect of the allocations are made over a period of years from the date the allocations are set. 2Sterling figures converted from ecus using the annual average exchange rates contained in the annual White Paper "Statement on the Community Budget". 3Population statistics taken from EUROSTAT: 32nd edition (published 1995) of D basic statistics of the European Union. 4Population statistics from the population estimates unit, OPCS.