HC Deb 10 November 1975 vol 899 cc481-2W
Mr. Wyn Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total in (a) grants and (b) loans obtained from the EEC sources for Wales to the latest convenient date; and what are the comparable figures for grants and loans from the United Kingdom Government sources.

Mr. John Morris

Details of assistance to Wales from EEC sources from 1st January 1973 to date are given in the table below. Given the range of United Kingdom Government finance available both generally to agencies or areas of activity as a whole, and to specific projects, no comparable figures of United Kingdom assistance to the fields covered in the table can readily be produced.

Grants Loans
£ million £ million
European Coal and Steel Community 0.622 52.900
European Investment 40.675
European Social Fund 7.200
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund 1.139
European Regional Development Fund 2.491
Totals 11.452 93.575

Note: In addition to the assistance shown above Wales has benefited substantially from grants and loans from European sources negotiated on a United Kingdom basis.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total value of public authority schemes for Wales submitted to Brussels to date this year.

Mr. John Morris

So far this year the total cost of public authority schemes, including Government advance factories, in Wales submitted for European Regional Development Fund assistance is £28.5 million.

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