§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest figures available for the financial benefits to Scotland from EEC membership from each source, including 131W the European Social Fund and the European Coal and Steel Community, indicating what percentage these amounts represent of the total benefit to the United Kingdom in each case.
§ Mr. William Ross:The total benefits to Scotland so far approved are:
Source Amount£ million Percentage of United Kingdom benefit (1) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 7.6 15.4 (2) European Social Fund 10 20 (3) European Investment Bank 31.9 23 (4) European Coal and Steel Community 14.9 20 The following is allocated on a United Kingdom basis and I regret that it is not
Category Amount Source Distribution Fat Cattle Producers … … £4 million … European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Throughout Scotland Feedingstuffs Manufacturers … £1.1 million European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Throughout Scotland Seed Producers … … … £41,000 … European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Throughout Scotland Individual Projects receiving financial assistance from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund:— 132W
Project Amount£ Construction of a fishing vessel to be based at Whalsay … … … … … 25,956 Construction of eight fishing vessels to be based at Peterhead … … … … … 305,701 Construction of a fishing vessel to be based at Fraserburgh … … … … … 62,521 Construction of a Cheddar cheese-making factory at Sorbie … … … … … 168,888 Construction of a cheese-making and milk products factory at Lockerbie … … … 477,829 Construction of a processing complex for cheese and allied dairy products at Inverness … 12.770 Installation of cheese manufacturing plant and construction of cheese and powder store in a creamery at Stranraer … … … … … … … … … … 102,133 Construction of a vegetable processing factory at Eyemouth … … … … … 105,846 Construction of new building and plant for the production of par-fried French potatoes at Bo'ness … … … … … … … … … … … … 170,125 Construction of a central grain drying cleaning and storage plant at Coupar Angus. … … 33,024 Widening and deepening of the River Leet and Lamden Burn water course together with allied field drainage work in Berwick-shire … … … … … … … 31,643 Reorganisation and improvement of production conditions on a group of farms at Ayton, Berwick-shire … … … … … … … … … … … 39,411 Improvement of land construction of farm roads, planting of shelter belts and various construction works on farms in North Argyll … … … … … … … 374,380 possible to give a breakdown—£10.44 million from the European Coal and Steel Community in respect of the coal industry. In addition there is£25,000 to the Highlands and Islands Development Board under Article 266 of the Community budget relating to regional studies.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has about the categories of persons and institutions in Scotland which have received financial benefits as a result of Great Britain's membership of the EEC; and what information he has of the amounts that each category has received and of the distribution of such benefits within Scotland.
§ Mr. William Ross:The following categories of persons and bodies have received financial assistance from the EEC:
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Category Amount Source Distribution North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. £ 10.4 million European Investment Bank Peterhead South of Scotland Electricity Board. £ 15.6 million European Investment Bank Hunterston Lewis Offshore Ltd. £ 4 million European Investment Bank Lewis Individual Companies £ 1.92 million European Investment Bank from global loan administered by the Industrial Commercial and Finance Corporation. Throughout Scotland Government operated schemes of training of unemployed workers; other Government expenditure on training; transfer of workers; training and resettlement of workers leaving agriculture; training of workers in or leaving textiles; training of disabled persons; industrial rehabilitation of disabled persons and training provided by the Small Industries Council for Rural Areas in Scotland. £ 10 million. European Social Fund Throughout Scotland British Steel Corporation £ 14.8 million European Coal and Steel Community. Ravenscraig Scottish Office £ 45,000 European Coal and Steel Community. Cambuslang area Mineworkers made redundant or redeployed from closed collieries. £ 10.4 million*" (United Kingdom allocation) European Coal and Steel Community. Dollar, Auchincruive, Maxwell, Easton, Lochlea, Kingshill No. 3, Littlemill. Highlands and Islands Development Board (provision for recreational facilities in areas affected by oil-related development). £ 25,000 Article 266 of Community Budget (Regional Studies). Highlands and Island? * It is regretted it is not possible to give a breakdown of this sum as between Scotland and the United Kingdom.