§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much Wales has received in European Community grants in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. David HuntThe European regional development fund is the only one of the main stream structural funds for which expenditure can be identified on an annual basis. The total commitments to eligible Welsh bodies from the fund in each of the past 10 years are shown in the following table:
£ million 1982 46.7 1983 48.9 1984 63.0 1985 54.9 1986 49.7 1987 57.8 1988 63.3 1989 38.8 1990 27.4 1991 89.0 The European social fund (ESF) element of objectives 2 and 5(b) of the structural funds was administered directly by the European Commission prior to 1990 and figures for Wales are not readily available. However commitment figures for subsequent years are as follows:
£ million 1990 11.38 1991 11.96 Objectives 3 and 4 of the structural fund which are also supported by ESF monies are administered on a GB basis and figures for Wales are not separately identifiable.
Figures for FEOGA grant are not available on a comparable basis to the ERDF.