Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amount of grant to industrial projects in(a) the constituency of Aberdeen, North and (b) Aberdeen by the Scottish Development Agency or the Department of Trade and Industry for each year since 1979 in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms in 1986–87 prices, showing the percentage changes in payments between years.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 26 October 1987]: As a result of changes in constituency boundaries the information in respect of the Scottish Development Agency is available 211W only from 1983–84 and relates to all recognised schemes of agency financial assistance. The information is set out in the table below:
Scottish Development Agency Expenditure Cash terms £ thousand Percentage change Real terms £ thousand Percentage change Aberdeen North 1983–84 53 — 60 — 1984–85 261 +392.5 285 +375.0 1985–86 59 -77.4 61 -78.6 1986–87 64 +8.5 64 +4.9 Aberdeen City 1983–84 146 — 167 — 1984–85 405 +177.4 442 +164.7 1985–86 1,332 +228.9 1,372 +210.4 1986–87 198 -85.1 198 -85.6
Overseas Development Administration 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 (i) Joint Funding Scheme OXFAM 1,200 1,200 1,450 1,650 1,894 Christian Aid 330 330 700 900 940 Save the Children Fund — — — 675 905 CAFOD 100 100 300 375 350 Other1 760 885 1,379 1,281 1,823 (ii) Volunteers British Volunteer Programme 4,027 5,071 6,045 7,049 7,758 British Executive Service Overseas 283 284 259 246 290 (iii) Other grants to specified charities2 British Red Cross 15 15 20 19 12 League of Red Cross Societies 50 1,070 2,945 1,707 520 International Red Cross 1,150 4,225 3,295 5,220 5,215 Disasters Emergency Committee — — 1,000 — — Christians Abroad 5 6 10 7 9 Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind 13 — — — — Women's Corona Society 32 49 29 27 40 Plunkett Foundation 6 7 7 7 8 Co-operative Union Ltd. 10 — — — — Other grants for refugee relief and development projects 167 374 231 810 592 Diplomatic Wing British Atlantic Council3 44 45 47 49 51 British Youth Council4 42 44 44 43 44 United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service (Bangladesh) 12 13 13 14 14 1 Includes Save the Children Fund figures for 1982–83 to 1984–85. 2 Excludes disaster relief and food aid channelled through charities. 3 To assist in the promotion of and knowledge and understanding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. 4 Support for the council's international activities and to enable it to carry out a programme of activities in pursuance of the provisions of the final act (Helsinki 1975) of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe.