HC Deb 23 June 1976 vol 913 cc572-3W
Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food if he will list the forms of financial assistance available from the European Economic Community, but not payable because his Department does not make available corn-parable assistance, including the rates of grant in each case and the level of grant required from his Department.

Mr. Bishop

Financial assistance may be provided under the guidance section of FEOGA for approved individual projects and for common and special measures. Regulation 17/64/EEC requires applications under the FEOGA individual projects scheme to have member State financial support. The rate of Community aid is up to 25 per cent. and the EEC Commission normally requires member State support to be not less than 3 per cent. of the total cost of the project or 15 per cent. of the maximum possible EEC grant. The coverage of existing grant schemes in the United Kingdom means that certain industrial projects in non-assisted areas do not meet these requirements. Some common and special measures are not applied in the United Kingdom either because they are inappropriate or because alternative United Kingdom provisions already apply.

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