HC Deb 12 May 1989 vol 152 cc569-70W
Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many projects in Scotland have been in receipt of European regional development fund aid in the period May 1979 to May 1989; and if he will list these in theOfficial Report.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 9 May 1989]: Over 2,100 projects in Scotland have received European regional development fund assistance since May 1979. Awards in the same period have totalled over £736 million.

While it would not be practical to list every project in the Official Report, examples of major projects which have received funding are the awards of £18.6 million for the Western Isles Cable; £11.2 million for the Scottish exhibition centre in Glasgow; £6.4 million for the Edinburgh city bypass; £5.2 million for the Lochmaddy/ Tarbert/Uig ferry and terminals; £2 million for the Carron valley reservoir, Stirling; and £1.7 million for the Windygates bypass, Kirkcaldy.

Also included in the overall project total are projects under the national programmes of community interest for Glasgow (£68.2 million award), Tayside (£20.7 million) and West Lothian (£26.7 million). In addition the `non-quota' steel, shipbuilding and textile programmes attracted a total of £20 million in assistance.

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