§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what funds will be available to water plcs after privatisation to cover schemes presently eligible for European regional development fund grants.
§ Mr. ChopeIt is not known what sums will be available for providing grant from the ERDF. Areas eligible for grant and the value of the proportion of the fund they will attract have not yet been finalised by the European Commission.
Applications for grant will also need to satisfy the criteria laid down in the EC regulations.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what sums each water authority has received as EC European regional development fund grants in each of the last four years.
§ Mr. ChopeThe value of ERDF grants awarded to water authorities for infrastructure schemes in eligible areas in each of the last four years is as follows:
1985 1986 1987 1988 Anglian 3.876 — — — North West 5.351 40.582 22.995 3.305 Northumbrian 5.342 3.546 18.793 7.032 Severn Trent 3.352 6.027 6.886 0.804 South West 0.595 2.958 3.747 10.827 Yorkshire 12.865 0.905 3.751 4.873
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what sums South-West Water received in EC European regional development fund grants in 1987–88.
§ Mr. ChopeIn the United Kingdom financial year 1987–88 ERDF grant to the value of £10.829 million was awarded to the South West water authority.