§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total amount of European social fund moneys allocated to Scotland in each of the years 1983 to 1987, inclusive, and for each assisted area and function so designated to receive such funds.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 1 December 1988]: I have been asked to reply. We do not have information on what amounts were allocated specifically to Scotland for 1983 to 1984 under the European social fund.
For each of the years since 1985, the European Commission allocated to Scotland the following:
Year ESF allocations in £ millions 1985 17.21 1986 14.05 1987 17.28 The allocation to the Scottish areas of high and long term unemployment and/or the industrial and sectoral restructuring (i.e. priority regions as defined by the European Commission) per year was:297W
Priority ESF regions and allocations in £'s Regions 1985 1986 1987 Borders 210,257 — — Central 239,299 834,116 881,123 Dumfries and Galloway 52,103 136,661 134,416 Fife 1,074,297 238,155 844,738 Grampian 238,461 — — Highlands 223,960 334,008 370,022 Lothian 3,052,829 2,420,722 — Strathclyde 10,893,009 8,737,971 9,338,236 Tayside 436,220 689,854 1,740,136 Western Isles 151,131 — — Because of the way the ESF Guidelines, which are the perogative of the European Commission, are drawn up, certain areas of Scotland will have had priority in one year but not in another.