HC Deb 26 July 1974 vol 877 c590W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what moneys Great Britain is due to receive from the EEC Social Fund during the current period for retraining; and what proportion of this is to be spent in Wales.

Mr. John Fraser

I have been asked to reply.

The United Kingdom has submitted applications totalling about £23.3 million in respect of expenditure in 1974 for schemes of training in assisted areas in Great Britain. It is understood that the Commission has so far approved grants totalling about £8 million in respect of these applications. Rather more than 13 per cent. of Great Britain's total applications for assistance for training related to Wales.

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