§ Mr. Tim Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assistance has been given by the Agricultural Fund of the European Economic Community to agricultural projects (a) in the East Midlands, and (b) in the district of Ashfield.
§ Mr. BishopDetails of the grants approved from the Guidance Section of the European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund under Regulation 17/64/EEC for agricultural projects in the East Midlands are as follows:
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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND AID AWARDED 1973 £ Expansion and re-equipment of Stilton cheese factory at Hartington in Derbyshire 95,370 Construction of two water pumping stations at Appleby Carrs and North Kelsey (both in Lincolnshire together with drain improvement 24,762 Construction of two beef production research units, one at Sutton Bonnington, Leicestershire, and the other at Ingliston (Edinburgh) 56,161* Construction of seven water pumping stations and associated works in Witham Valley, Lincolnshire 88,800 Extension and improvement of a co-operative grass drying plant at Holton-le-Clay, Lincolnshire 25,960 1974 Expansion of a butter creamery at Alfreton, Derbyshire 75,420 Modernisation and extension of an egg packing plant at Chesterfield, Derbyshire 32,894 Construction of two pumping stations with ancillary drainage works at Witham, Lincolnshire 47,461 Provision of new pumping stations at Everton, Notting hamshire 97,210 Drainage works (provision of two pumping stations and dredging of dykes) at Fiskerton Fen, Lincolnshire 86,116
1975 Expansion of a maize mill at Worksop, Nottinghamshire, to supply maize to the brewing industry and food manufacturers 62,740 Construction of a seed warehouse and laboratory at Sleaford, Lincolnshire 50,000 1976 Construction of a duck processing factory near Caistor, Lincolnshire 306,229 Expansion of pumping facilities and other drainage improvements near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 34,845 Construction of a pumping station and other drainage improvements near Bourne, Lincolnshire 36,004 Construction of a pumping station and other drainage improvements near West Stock-with, Nottinghamshire 698,250 1977 Improvement of a poultry processing factory at Great Longstone, Derbyshire 100,000 Improvement of a slaughterhouse at Blisworth, Northamptonshire 255,480 Construction of a slaughterhouse and expansion of a meat processing factory at Crick, Northamptonshire 598,758 * Aid awarded is for both sides. No apportionment supplied by the EEC Commission. Grants of £850,983 and £2,129,010 respectively were awarded in 1973 and 1974 for bulk milk installations in England and Wales. It is not, however, possible to apportion the benefit to recipients in the East Midlands Region from these grants. No FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme grant has been approved specifically for a project in the District of Ashfield. In addition to the projects under Regulation 17/64/EEC a number of projects from the East Midlands have been submitted to Brussels for consideration under EEC Regulation 355/77 which provides FEOGA assistance towards the marketing and processing of agricultural products. The first decisions under this Regulation will be announced by the Commission by 30th June 1978.