§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many agricultural development programmes are operating in(a) the three counties of Yorkshire, and (b) Humberside; where are the locations; what is the total value of grants made to farmers under these schemes; and what is the source of these funds.
EAGGF Aid for Fishing Vessels 1979–1989 Year Humberside Yorkshire Vessel Construction Vessel Modernisation Vessel Construction Vessel Modernisation Number of Awards Amount (£) Number of Awards Amount (£) Number of Awards Amount (£) Number of Awards Amount (£) 1979 — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 2 169,915 — — 1981 1 85,470 8 131,880 — — — — 1982 2 168,014 5 103,472 1 87,562 — — 1983 4 367,860 3 55,199 3 54,798 — — 1984 3 291,209 8 69,114 — — 1 8,874 1985 — — 14 174,763 — — 6 55,815 1986 6 1,305,515 13 183,968 1 105,856 5 40,492 11987 3 1,134,316 2 8,719 — — — — 1988 — — 4 65,818 — — 3 23,413 Total 19 3,352,384 57 792,933 7 418,131 15 128,594 1 From 1987 awards are made from Fisheries Budget and not from the Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. The following organisations have received EC awards for projects involving fish processing under the EC processing and marketing regulation 355/77.
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§ Mr. RyderAgricultural development programmes may be part funded by the Commission of the European Communities under article 18 of Regulation 797/85, the balance of the costs being found from national and local resources. There are none in operation in England and Wales.
New rules established at the end of 1988 enabled the Commission to designate "rural areas" the development of which need promotion and may be assisted financially under all three of the Community's structural funds. The Commission announced the first list of such areas on 10 May: none were in Yorkshire or Humberside.