§ Mr. Aitkenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of financial grants given by the EEC to institutions in the South-East of England by listing the amounts of the grants and their recipients; and if he will compare this with other areas of the country.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettIn the period from 1st January 1973 to 31st March 1975 the European Investment Bank made a loan of £7 million to Kent County Council in respect of the second Dartford Tunnel. This represented about 5 per
1973 1974 12 months to April 1975 United Kingdom … … … … … 9.2 16.0 21.7 United States of America … … … … … 6.2 11.0 10.2 Belgium … … … … … 7.0 12.7 14.4 Luxembourg … … … … … 6.1 9.5 10.5 Denmark … … … … … 9.3 15.3 11.9 France … … … … … 7.3 13.7 12.7 Germany … … … … … 6.9 7.0 6.1 Ireland … … … … … 11.4 17.0 23.8* Italy … … … … … 10.8 19.1 20.4 Netherlands … … … … … 8.0 9.6 10.3 * To first quarter. Source: OECD.