HC Deb 02 June 1980 vol 985 cc592-3W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amount of money was made available from European Economic Community funds in the past year to each region in Scotland to provide milk for primary schoolchildren; and which regions have since discontinued supplying milk.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The amounts of subsidy in 1979 were as follows:

Region Subsidy (to the nearest thousand)
£
Borders 20,000
Central 111,000*
Dumfries and Galloway 54,000
Fife 142,000
Grampian 182,000*
Highland 78,000
Lothian 291,000
Strathclyde 974,000*
Tayside 126,000*
Orkney 7,000*
Shetland 9,000*
Western Isles. 11,000*
2,005,000*
*Subject to final audit.

Borders, Highland and Tayside regions have discontinued the supply of milk to all primary schoolchildren.