HC Deb 01 December 1988 vol 142 cc336-7W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the geographical areas or functions in Scotland which are eligible for moneys from(a) the European regional development fund, (b) social fund, (c) agricultural guidance and guarantee funds and (d) the European Investment Bank.

Mr. Lang

The following areas are eligible:

(a) European regional development fund— All of the Highlands and Islands Development Board area. The travel-to-work areas of Dumbarton, Greenock, Irvine, Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Lanarkshire, Cumnock and Sanquhar, Ayr, Girvan, Stranraer, Newton Stewart, Stewartry, Dundee, Arbroath, Falkirk, Alloa, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Bathgate.

(b) European social fund— Some operations apply to the whole of Scotland; others are currently limited to Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Highlands, Lothian, Strathclyde and Tayside.

(c) Agricultural guidance and guarantee funds—All of Scotland.

(d) European Investment Bank—

All of Scotland.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total amount of loans made to Scotland by the European Investment Bank in each of the years 1983 to 1987 inclusive.

Mr. Lang

Loans are negotiated directly between the EIB and prospective borrowers. The numbers and amounts of loans disbursed in the years in question are as follows:

Number Amount £
1983 3 415,000
1984 2 290,000
1985 8 4,425,000
1986 6 28,363,000
1987 Nil Nil

EIB loan offers made in the same period are as follows:

Number Amount £
1983 9 14,645,000
1984 11 40,236,000
1985 2 23,282,000
1986 Nil Nil
1987 Nil Nil

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he wil give the total amount of agricultural guidance and guarantee fund moneys allocated to

£ million
1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
1. Reimbursement schemes
Capital grants-farm structure 11.143 6.082 5.855 4.727 3.289
Hill livestock compensatory allowances 8.364 8.570 8.460 9.013 10.031
Integrated development programme for the Western Isles 0.055 0.857 1.891 0.981 0.631
Fish producers' organisations 0.013 0.020 0.022 — 0.028
Marketing and processing projects 1.251 0.942 1.736 1.588 2.262
Fishery projects 0.674 2.500 2.975 4.020 3.250
21.500 18.971 20.939 20.329 19.491
2. Pre-funded schemes
Annual ewe premium 15.226 19.113 38.342 13.203 16.223
Suckler cow premium 3.537 3.551 3.359 3.419 6.233
Non-marketing of milk 1.209 1.130 0.179 0.004 —
Milk outgoers — — — — 4.331
Small cereals producers — — — — 0.213
19.972 23.794 41.880 16.626 27.000

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total amount of European regional development fund moneys allocated to Scotland in each of the years 1983 to 1987, inclusive, and for each assisted area so designated to receive such funds.

£ million
Region 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Central 4.3 2.4 7.2 2.9 1.4
Dumfries & Galloway 0.9 2.3 Nil Nil 0.3
Fife 7.9 4.9 5.5 6.0 2.7
Grampian 0.2 Nil 0.4 Nil 0.5
Highland 7.4 9.4 7.3 4.2 3.9
Lothian 2.1 7.3 6.5 7.6 12.0
Strathclyde 38.4 58.6 37.2 48.6 50.5
Tayside 9.5 6.1 1.3 14.4 7.8
Orkney Isles 0.8 0.5 Nil Nil 0.9
Shetland Isles 7.5 3.2 1.9 0.1 2.1
Western Isles 4.0 7.5 1.8 Nil 10.7
Other 0.2 1.1 0.3 Nil Nil
Total 83.2 103.3 69.4 84.0 92.8

Note: Due to rounding, Regions showing Nil expenditure may have received amounts of less than £50,000.