HC Deb 17 December 1981 vol 15 c197W
Sir Anthony Meyer

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what have been the total receipts and the regional distribution of such receipts from the European regional development fund, both commitments and payments, and from grants and loans under each major heading of the European Coal and Steel Community in the first 11 months of 1981.

Mr. MacGregor

The information is as follows:

1. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Commitments and payments to the United Kingdom from the European regional development fund from January to November 1981 are as follows:
Country/Region Commitments £ million Payments £ million
England of which 57.042 42.917
Northern Region 30.556 28.276
North-West Region 7.602 8.908
Yorkshire and Humberside Region 8.243 2.631
East Midlands Region 4.752 0.213
West Midlands Region 0.001
South-West Region 5.889 2.888
Scotland 58.207 30.551
Wales 19.233 19.206
Northern Ireland 19.516 9.273
Total United Kingdom 153.998 101.947
2. European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) Column (a) of the following table shows allocations (ie commitments to pay at least the agreed amount with an equivalent or greater accompanying contribution by Government) of re-adaptation aid for United Kingdom steel workers from January to November 1981; column (b) shows ECSC loans disbursed from January to November 1981
Country/Region Readaptation Grants: Commitments (a) £ million Reconversion Loans: Payments (b) £ million
England of which 17.420 10.486
Northern Region 6.935 4.297
North-West Region 0.841 1.237
Yorkshire and Humberside Region 7.371 1.888
West Midlands Region 2.273 0.050
East Midlands Region 3.014
Scotland 1.039 2.465
Wales 17.469 8.715
Total 35.928 21.666

There has been no assistance from ECSC sources to the steel industry during the first 11 months of 1981.