HC Deb 18 February 1985 vol 73 cc399-401W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the projects, and the money spent on them, arising from the payment of the United Kingdom European Economic Community budget rebate in 1983 and 1984, respectively.

5. Mr. Ian Stewart

The refunds paid out of the 1983 and 1984 Community budgets related to the United Kingdom's excessive contributions to the Community in 1982 and 1983 respectively. They supported the following projects:

£ million
A12—Copdock-Washbrook 4.2
M25—London orbital motorway
Dartford tunnel approaches 1.1
A10-M11 junction 19.9
M4 Heathrow spur 21.7
Swanley links 4.3
Chertsey-Wisley 9.3
Leatherhead 8.8
Wisley-Leatherhead 8.8
A13-A12 junction 2.6
M11-A12 junction 3.4
M27—Chilworth 13.2
M5—Tiverton 4.7
A38—Tamar bridge 10.8
A41—Newport bypass 2.1
A47—Yarmouth bypass 4.5
A47—Wisbech bypass 3.7
A63—Hull docks road 6.6
M3—Popham-Bar End 7.7
M42—Bromsgrove 20.5
M65—Whitebirk 8.8
A45—Ipswich bypass 2.0
A11—Attleborough 1.9
RoadsScotland
M74—Draffan-Millbank 3.8
A94—Lawrance Kirk 10.2
Roads—Wales
A5/55—Harwarden bypass 7.7
—Colwyn bypass 28.9
—Bagnor bypass 7.2
M4—Baglan-Lonlas 3.1
A470—Abercynon 13.8
A40—Camarthen 5.0

1984 Community BudgetSpecial Measures for Energy: Regulation 1890/84

£ million
ProjectsEngland
Grimethorpe coal gasification 1.8
Offshore technology 2.6
Richborough windmill 0.2
Power station improvements 9.7
Cross Channel electricity interconnector 41.1
Fort Dunlop combined heat and power station 2.1
Drax coal fired power station 41.7
Morecambe bay gas terminal 8.0
Rough gas terminal 6.0
Heysham II nuclear power station 33.4
ProjectsScotland
Longannet power station 0.7
Westfield coal gasification 2.5
Hunterson B nuclear power station 0.02
ProjectsWales
Dinorwig pumped storage power station 1.1