§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much the United Kingdom has been awarded in 1998 to date from the European Fund for Fisheries Enforcement; and if he will list(a) the projects that will receive assistance, indicating the amount of grant (i) applied for and (ii) received, and (b) those projects that were put forward but not accepted. [59557]
§ Mr. MorleyInformation about Community assistance towards fisheries enforcement expenditure awarded to the United Kingdom in 1998 to date under the provisions of Commission Decision 98/439/EC is set out in the tables.
Decisions on the eligibility of planned expenditure, the rate of Community financial contribution, and the conditions to which contributions may be subject are determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3760/92.
Central Government Departments including Executive Agencies Total number of projects on which grant aid has been awarded Total planned expenditure (£) Total planned expenditure eligible for grant aid (£) Total grant aid awarded (£) 10 9,280,077 5,367,054 2,797,882
Total number of projects on which grant aid has not been awarded Total planned expenditure (£) Total planned aexpenditure eligible for grant aid (£) Total grant aid awarded (£) 13 1,974,254 0 0
Local Authority Fisheries Committees Total number of projects on which grant aid has been awarded Total planned expenditure (£) Total expenditure eligible for grant aid (£) Total grant aid awarded (£) 7 9,700 9,700 4,850
Total number of projects on which grant aid has not been awarded Total planned expenditure (£) Total planned expenditure eligible for grant aid (£) Total grant aid awarded (£) 19 2,389,391 0 0 Note:
Amounts based on ecu exchange rate applied by Commission at time grant awarded.