§ Lord O'HAGANasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list each grant received from the European Communities for disasters since British accession, specifying the amount received, the disaster assisted and the purpose for which the grant was dispersed, in each case.
§ The MINISTER of STATE, TREASURY (Lord Cockfield)Grants from the European Communities for disasters since accession by the United Kingdom have been as follows:
Disaster assisted Purpose of grant Amount granted Amount dispersed £ £ Flixborough explosion June 1974 Financial aid to the dependants of persons who died in the explosion 21,300 * Coastal flood damage and live stock losses due to bad weather Contribution to special fund for stock farming 277,000 277,000 Winter 1977–78 Subsidy to local authorities to repair damage 668,000 605,000 Lack of animal feed due to adverse weather in Scottish Islands 1978–79 Headage payments to farmers and crofters 325,000 † Floods in South West England and Wales Payments to householders via local authorities. 250,000 † * Direct payment to private sector, figures not available. † Outturn figures not yet available. House adjourned at four minutes before eleven o'clock.