HC Deb 18 January 1978 vol 942 c239W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was received by England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, from the EEC Regional Fund in 1977; and how much was contributed by the United Kingdom.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The Commission allocated £55.332 million to the United Kingdom from the European Regional Development Fund for industrial and infrastructure projects in 1977. This was apportioned as follows:

£ million
England 26.760
Scotland 13.928
Wales 6.509
Northern Ireland 8.135

The United Kingdom contributes to the Community Budget as a whole and not to individual parts. The provision included for the Regional Development Fund in the 1977 Budget was £208 million. The United Kingdom share of the Budget was 19.2414 per cent.

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