§ Sir Anthony Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Industry what has been the total value of (a) grants, and (b) loans from the European Coal and Steel Community to the United Kingdom since 1973; and if he will list in the Official Report the regional distribution of article 54 loans for the steel industry, article 56 loans and article 56 grants
§ Mr. WakehamSince 1973 the United Kingdom has been allocated £1, 565 million in loans under article 54 and research grants under article 55 of the ECSC treaty for the coal and steel industries and reconversion loans under article 56 for projects providing employment for redundant coal and steel workers. A total of £238 million has been allocated in readaptation grants under article 56 for redundant United Kingdom coal and steel workers. The regional distribution requested is as follows, except that no regional breakdown is available for article 56 readaptation grants to the coal industry: 393W
Article 54 loans to steel industry £ million Article 56 re conversion loans Article 56 readaptation grants to ex-steelworkers Northern Region 194 53 10 North West 2 5 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 104 2 24 East Midlands — 7 7 West Midlands 13 3 12 South-East 1 — 3 Scotland 67 49 4 Wales 78 201 43