§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing in cash and constant terms the amount of moneys allocated by the European Community to projects within Scotland from(a) the social fund, (b) the regional development fund, (c) RENAVAL, (d) RECHAR and (e) other EC funds in each year since 1987; if he will relate any moneys allocated to the Strathclyde integrated development operation to these figures; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[holding answer 11 June 1992]: The European Commission allocates moneys in ecu on a programme basis. Local partnership committees decide on the allocations of funds to projects within each programme. Each calendar year the Commission applies indexation or inflation rates to awards which are made at constant prices. The available information is set out in the table. There are other EC funds which are of benefit to Scotland but figures for these are not held centrally.
513W7 Moneys allocated over the calendar years 1991–93 with no yearly split.
8 Estimate by fiscal year.
Note: Figures provided are in constant terms; receipts will take account of the deflator, and exchange rate at the appropriate time.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on how the Scottish Office's interpretation and application of the additionality principle in relation to European funding has varied since 1987.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[holding answer 11 June 1992]: There was no change in the Scottish Office policy towards additionality from 1987 until 17 February this year, when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry announced that in future published expenditure plans would show forecast receipts separately for each expenditure progamme.