HC Deb 16 December 1988 vol 143 cc738-9W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the total amount of agricultural guidance and guarantee fund moneys allocated to Wales in each of the years 1983 to 1987, inclusive, and for each assisted area or function so designated to receive such funds.

Mr. Peter Walker

The information is as follows:

Mr. Peter Walker

European regional development fund commitments to Wales since 1983 have amounted to more than £270 million. The county breakdown is shown in the following table:

Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the total amount of loans made to Wales by the European investment bank; and to whom they were given in each of the years 1983 to 1987, inclusive.

Mr. Peter Walker

The annual breakdown of loans provided to Wales between 1983 and 1987 by the European investment bank is as follows:

£ million
1983 23.1
1984 13.2
1985 47.1
1986 25.3
1987 31.7

Details of individual loans are listed in the bank's annual reports for the years in question.

Mrs. Clwyd

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

Mr. Peter Walker

Eligibility for each of the four sources of finance is as follows:

  1. (a) European regional development fund—Grants are available to local and public authorities for the promotion of regional development projects and programmes undertaken in the assisted areas and in the area covered by Mid Wales Development;
  2. (b) European social fund—Assistance is available throughout Wales including the following areas to which the Commission accords priority:
    • Clwyd, Gwent, Gwynedd, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan and the Llanelli travel-to-work area;
  3. (c) Agricultural guidance and guarantee fund—Assistance under the individual grant schemes is available throughout Wales except for the environmentally sensitive areas grant which is limited to the Lleyn peninsula and the Cambrian mountains, and the hill and livestock compensatory allowances which are limited to the designated less favoured areas;
  4. (d) The European investment bank—Loans are available to public and private sector borrowers throughout Wales.