HC Deb 20 February 1987 vol 110 c875W
Mr. Stern

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will place in the Official Report any information available to him on the extent of federal and state subsidies in the United States of America to indigenous airframe and aero-engine manufacturers.

Mr. Pattie

As I stated in my reply of 3 February to the hon. Member for Eccles (Mr. Carter-Jones) at column560, the American aerospace industry continues to derive benefit from a wide range of Government support. Considerable information on such support is available,

European regional development fund: Commitments and Deconimitments in England by region
£ million
North Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands South West West Midlands North West Total England
1975
Commitments 9.61 1.33 0.15 1.04 0.02 4.07 16.22
Total amount of decommitments n/a
1976
Commitments 28.12 3.12 0.58 1.10 0.01 10.21 43.14
Total amount of decommitments n/a
1977
Commitments 30.1 4.02 0.52 0.72 — 8.64 44.00
Total amount of decommitments n/a
1978
Commitments 18.69 4.24 0.31 1.21 — 19.95 44.40
Total amount of decommitments n/a
1979
Commitments 26.21 7.51 1.06 7.97 0.04 15.26 58.05
Total amount of decommitments n/a
1980
Commitments 24.28 1676 0.64 1.64 0.28 18.32 61.92
Total amount of decommitments n/a
1981
Commitments 37.96 10.3 4.84 6.54 — 14.10 73.74
Total amount of decommitments 0.61 0.36 0.01 0.01 — 0.13 1.12
1982
Commitments 58.43 19.6 1.38 7.18 — 27.78 114.37
Total amount of decommitments 0.02 0.03 — Neg — 0.21 0.26
1983
Commitments 57.41 27.43 7.40 19.82 6.70 73.52 192.28
Total amount off decommitments 3.08 0.67 0.12 0.18 — 1.74 5.79
1984
Commitments 39.17 51.82 4.37 28.64 18.06 57.64 199.70
Total amount of decommitments 1.32 0.47 0.01 0.005 — 15.71 1752
1985
Commitments 25.13 21.4 17.76 10.44 46.25 74.43 195.41
Total amount of decommitments 0.13 0.18 0.12 0.11 — 2.0 2.54
1986
Commitments 42.72 43.89 2.41 24.73 44.06 29.77 187.58
Total amount of decommitments n/a

Notes:

  1. (1) For years 1982 and earlier commitments have been converted from European units of account or European currency units into sterling at the average exchange rate for the year.
  2. (2) Decommitments for the years 1981–85 are shown in the year that they were requested. In most cases this would not be the same year as that of the original commitments.
  3. (3) Data includes both full and partial decommitments.