§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will estimate the numbers of jobs that have been preserved and created in the coal and steel industries from loans and grants afforded these industries as a result of British membership of the European Coal and Steel Community.
§ Mr. WakehamI shall reply to the right hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) what have been the total sums paid out to the United
Region 1975 £ million
1976 £ million
1977 £ million
1978 £ million
1979 £ million
1980 £ million
1981 £ million
North 0.7 13.1 14.2 12.3 16.7 20.4 36.0 North West 0.3 4.3 4.5 5.5 29.6 26.9 11.8 Yorkshire and Humberside 0.2 1.3 2.6 1.6 2.3 14.7 8.3 East Midlands — 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.5 1.3 West Midlands — — — — — 0.1 — South West — 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 3.9 7.4 England 1.2 19.3 22.3 20.4 50.1 66.5 64.8 Scotland 2.0 5.8 15.7 9.9 21.3 26.9 39.5 Wales 2.0 4.2 5.0 5.7 19.5 21.9 23.6 Northern Ireland 2.6 7.5 6.4 3.5 16.4 21.1 15.2 United Kingdom 7.8 36.8 49.4 39.5 107.3 136.4 143.1 These receipts represent payments against allocations to approved industrial and infrastructure projects. Details of allocations from the ERDF are published regularly in British Business, the most recent lists having appeared in the issues dated 6 March 1981, 17 July 1981, 9 October 1981 and 5 February 1982.