§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much money was allocated to projects in each
(a) European Regional Development Fund (Quota) Allocations County 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 Clwyd 18.7 4.8 10.1 5.9 2.8 6.5 3.6 Dyfed 14.7 3.9 3.7 4.6 0.8 2.2 2.7 Gwent 3.4 8.8 10.6 22.6 6.9 5.5 0.3 Gwynedd 3.8 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.1 2.1 Mid Glamorgan 3.8 18.6 6.5 3.8 1.4 1.4 2.1 Powys 1.3 1.5 nil 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.1 South Glamorgan 2.8 22.9 6.5 5.4 6.5 13.9 11.0 West Glamorgan 8.4 2.3 7.1 2.0 3.2 1.5 3.8 All Wales Total 56.9 65.6 47.3 50.7 25.5 33.1 25.7 Notes:
(1) All figures have been independently rounded.
(2) The all-Wales figures for 1982, 1983 and 1984 include commitments on projects which cannot be allocated on a county basis. Projects where actual expenditure is definable to a single county may also benefit a much wider area.
(3) Figures represent gross commitments approved by the European Commission each year. Commitments in each year therefore depend in part on the level of schemes being undertaken by local and public authorities which are eligible for ERDF support, and fulfil the Community's priorities for such assistance.
In addition to commitments under the fund's main stream "quota" a further £18 million has been allocated under special "non quota" provisions for areas affected by the rundown in the steel industry, broken down as follows:
(b) European Regional Development Fund (Non-Quota) Allocations County 1984 1982 Clwyd 1.8 2.7 Dyfed 0.7 — Gwent 2.0 2.7 South Glamorgan 0.7 2.7 West Glamorgan 2.0 2.7 All Wales Total 7.2 10.0 Notes:
(1) All figures are independently rounded.
(2) The allocation to Dyfed in 1984 is in respect of the Llanelli travel to work area only; the allocation to West Glamorgan in 1984 is for disbursement in an area comprising the county of West Glamorgan and that part of the former Port Talbot travel to work area which lies in Mid Glamorgan.