§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish an up-to-date list of all projects in Scotland which have received grants from the various EEC funds, since the date of Great Britain's accession to the Common Market; and if he will itemise these grants region by region as far as practicable, showing which projects received grants after the referendum.
EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND ALLOCATION BY REGIONS OF SCOTLAND Regions Infrastructure(£) Industrial(£) Total(£) 1975 1976 1977 1975 1976 1977 Borders — 200,314 — 94,533 66,600 — 361,447 Central — 443,093 — 14,559 46,000 — 503,565 Dumfries and Galloway — 40,905 — — 109,200 — 150,105 Fife — 353,940 — 364,409 26,600 — 744,949 Grampian 938,100 1,209,789 — 39,725 174,216 — 2,361,827 Highland 120,900 326,618 — — — — 447,518 Lothian — 1,425,159 — 491,931 — — 1,917,090 Strathclyde 2,194,400 4,091,244 3,164,000 2,572,384 4,829,384 — 15,776,512 Tayside — 624,492 — 235,893 137,600 1,050,000 2,047,985 Orkney Isles 42,600 157,788 — — — — 200,388 Shetland Isles 1,005,078 148,155 — 1,035,000 — — 2,188,233 Western isles — 267,878 — — — — 267,878 Miscellaneous* — — — 1,692,300 — — 1,692,300 Grand Totals 3,298,078 9,217,078 3,164,100 4,540,734 5,389,600 1,050,000 28,659,884 * Final details of the regional distribution of this grant in respect of part of the Scottish Development Agency's advance factory programme are not yet available. Social Fund.—The bulk of the United Kingdom allocation from the Social Fund is in respect of national schemes or schemes covering the whole of the assisted areas. The estimated Scottish allocation
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND—SCOTTISH ALLOCATION 1973 1974 1975 1976 £m. £m. £m. £m. United kingdom … … … … … 23.9 25.9 45.9 44.2 Scotland … … … … … 5.4 5.4 8.5 8.5 Two privately promoted training schemes in Scotland have received assistance totalling approximately £22,000 in 1976 and 1977. FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme.—The following capital projects have been awarded EEC grants under the FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme:
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A. Before the referendum on United Kingdom membership of the EEC. 1973 Programme Total Value £ Borders 3 projects (drainage; improvement of group of farms; vegetable processing) 176,900
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe funds from which grants are made are the Regional Development Fund, the Social Fund, the FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme and the European Coal and Steel Community.
Regional Development Fund.—Details of projects approved are published from time to time in Trade and Industry. The distribution by regions is shown in the table below. The first allocation from the fund was made after the referendum.
is shown in the table below, but figures for regions of Scotland are not available. Allocations are by calendar years, and cannot readily be split to show those made within 1975 after the referendum.
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Central 1 project (potato processing) 170,125 Dumfries and Galloway 3 projects (cheese factories) 748,850 Grampian 7 projects (fishing vessels) 368,222 Highland 2 projects (cheese factory; part of improvement of group of farms) 87,150 Strathclyde 1 project (part of improvement of group of farms) 300,000 Tayside 1 project (grain store) 33,024
Shetland Islands 1 project (fishing vessel) 25,956 1974 Programme (first tranche) Borders 2 projects (fishing vessels) 52,550 Grampian 9 projects (fishing vessels) 376,581 Lothian 1 project (meat processing) 82,284 Shetland Islands 2 projects (fishing vessels) 87,259 B. After the referendum on United Kingdom membership of the EEC 1974 Programme (second tranche) Borders 1 project (vegetable processing) 206,081 Central 1 project (meat processing) 123,509 Grampian 3 projects (animal feedingstuffs; drainage; grain store) 203,431 Highland 3 projects (animal feedingstuffs; fish processing; maltings) 349,218 Lothian 1 project (animal feedingstuffs) 105,000 Strathclyde 2 projects (meat processing; poultry processing) 525,275 Orkney Islands 1 project (animal feedingstuffs) 48,000 Western Isles 1 project (fish farming) 73,955 1975 Programme Borders 2 projects (oatmill; fishing vessel) 151,825 Dumfries and Galloway 2 projects (fishing vessel; meat processing) 221,521
FEOGA INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS SCHEME—ALLOCATION BY REGIONS OF SCOTLAND 1973 1974 1975 1976 Total Regions £ £ £ £ £ Borders … … 176,900 258,631 151,825 — 587,356 Central … … 170,125 123,509 — 421,250 714,884 Dumfries and Galloway … … 748,850 — 221,521 — 970,371 Fife … … — — 132,297 160,039 292,336 Grampian … … 368,222 580,012 1,567,116 2,862,658 5,378,008 Highland … … 87,150 349,218 115,182 111,483 663,033 Lothian … … — 187,284 — 213,860 401,144 Strathclyde … … 300,000 525,275 130,797 207,500 1,163,572 Tayside … … 33,024 — — 40,706 73,730 Orkney Isles … … — 48,000 30,000 — 78,000 Shetland Isles … … 25,956 87,259 114,815 58,170 286,200 Western Isles … … — 73,955 — 209,433 283,388 Miscellaneous … … — — — — — Grand Totals … … 1,910,227 2,233,143 2,463,553 4,285,099 10,892,022 EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY—Grants are available from ECSC funds for readaptation assistance for workers
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Fife 4 projects (fishing vessels; grain store) 132,297 Grampian 31 projects (animal feedingstuffs; dairy; fishing vessels; harbour deepening) 1,567,116 Highland 3 projects (fishing vessels) 115,182 Strathclyde 3 projects (cheese factory; fishing vessels) 130,797 Orkney Islands 1 project (fishing vessel) 30,000 Shetland Islands 3 projects (fishing vessels) 114,815 1976 Programme Central 2 projects (grain store; meat processing) 421,250 Fife 3 projects (fishing vessel; grain store; vegetable processing) 160,039 Grampian 38 projects (animal feedingstuffs; fishing vessels; grain stores; meat processing; poultry processing) 2,862,653 Highland 1 project (fishing vessel) 111,483 Lothian 2 projects (dairy; fishing vessels) 213,860 Strathcylde 1 project (meat processing) 207,500 Tayside 1 project (poultry processing) 40,706 Shetland Islands 1 project (fishing vessel) 58,170 Western Isles 1 project (fish processing) 209,433 The overall distribution by regions is shown in the table below.
under Article 56 of the Treaty of Paris. In the steel industry four schemes have been approved in Scotland, for a total 189W grant of £1,013,383. All were approved after the Referendum, and all are in Strathclyde. In the coal industry these grants support national schemes and regional figures are not available.
The proportion of research grants under Article 55 which is allocable to Scotland in both the steel and coal industries cannot be readily identified.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the projects in Scotland which are currently being considered for grants from EEC funds; whether the categories of projects which might receive grants are in the process of being widened, and new categories being added; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieIt is not possible, for reasons of commercial confidentiality, to give details of applications involving private investors, and it is not desirable to publish details of other applications. When decisions are taken on the applications announcements are made.
As a result of a decision by the Council of Ministers (Agriculture) on 14th-15th February 1977, marketing and processing projects are no longer eligible for grant under the FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme; such projects are now eligible to apply for grant under the Marketing and Processing Regulation 355/77, and my Department is currently accepting such applications.
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