HC Deb 27 October 1975 vol 898 cc391-2W
Mr. Tom Ellis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many applications for aid from the European Regional Fund have been received by him from (a) local authorities, (b) other public agencies and (c) private agencies;

(2) how many applications for aid from the European Regional Fund received by his office have been submitted by him to the fund's administrators in each of the categories (a) local authorities, (b) other public agencies and (c) private agencies;

(3) what is the total value of the applications for aid from the European Regional Development Fund received by his office from each of the categories (a) local authorities, (b) other public agencies and (c) private agencies;

(4) what is the total value of applications for aid from the European Regional Development Fund submitted by him to the fund's administrators in each of the following categories (a) local authorities, (b) other public agencies and (c) private agencies;

(5) what proportion of the applications for aid from the European Regional Development Fund submitted by his office fall primarily into each of the following categories (a) advance factory building, (b) infrastructure improvements, (c) retraining and (d) aids towards autonomous regional long-term development.

Mr. William Ross

No formal applications for aid from the European Regional Development Fund have been received from any body outside Government, but consultations in relation to 1976 applications will shortly be undertaken.

With regard to 1975, 18 applications relating to 176 projects in Scotland with a total value in claims of £13 million have been submitted to the fund. Of these, six applications covering 55 projects to a total value of £4.5 million or 35 per cent. of the total relate to industry; while the remainder, 12 applications for 121 projects worth £8.5 million, relate to infrastructure.

Of the applications in respect of infrastructure, four covering 93 projects relate to advance factories; these applications are worth about £2 million or 15 per cent. by value of all applications, leaving 50 per cent. of the projects by value to other infrastructure works. The remaining eight applications relate to four Government projects worth £3 million; 21 local authority projects worth about £2 million; and three projects by other agencies worth about £1.5 million.

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