HC Deb 21 February 1985 vol 73 cc577-8W
Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total amount of European Community aid received by (a) Strathclyde regional council, (b) Glasgow district council and (c) private organisations in Glasgow, up to the most recently available date.

Mr. Allan Stewart

[pursuant to his reply, 14 February 1985, c. 243]: The available information is as follows:

European Regional Development Fund From the inception of the ERDF in 1975 Strathclyde regional council has received grants totalling £64.2 million for a range of infrastructure projects. The corresponding figure for Glasgow district council is £3.3 million. Over the same period, small firms in Strathclyde have received £1.8 million from the ERDF for measures to assist their development. Separate figures for small firms in Glasgow are not available.

European Coal and Steel Community ECSC industrial loans in Strathclyde currently total some £21.5 million. A separate figure for Glasgow is not available.

European Investment Bank Since 1975 the EIB has granted loans totalling £104.2 million to Strathclyde regional council to finance infrastructure projects. Over the same period, loans totalling £31.6 million have been granted to private sector organisations in Strathclyde. No separate figure is available for private organisations in Glasgow.

European Social Fund In 1983 and 1984 Strathclyde regional council received grants totalling £6.5 million from the ESF in respect of training and employment schemes in its area. No awards were made in the same period to Glasgow district council. In 1983 private sector organisations in Strathclyde received ESF grants totalling £2.0 million. No equivalent figure is yet available for 1984. Separate figures are not available for private organisations in Glasgow. Local authorities and private organisations in Strathclyde also benefit from ESF support for schemes of the Manpower Services Commission. It is not possible, however, to provide a breakdown of the figures for individual areas.

European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund (FEOGA) Under the guidance section of the fund (EC regulation 355/77) grants totalling £0.26 million have been made since 1977 to private sector organisations in Glasgow. No similar grants have been made in the same period to either of the local authorities.