§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Scottish applicants there have been for the EC THERMIE programme; how many of these applications were successful; what level of funds were awarded; and if he will make a statement.
Number of holdings as at June 1992 growing: Cereals Potatoes Linseed Sugar beet Horticultural produce Oilseeds Clwyd 619 163 11 1— 93 12 Dyfed 1,577 608 38 1— 208 25 Gwent 303 161 6 1— 76 10 Gwynedd 491 270 0 1— 58 6 Mid Glamorgan 57 27 4 0 19 5 Powys 664 142 9 1— 47 13 South Glamorgan 119 30 8 0 26 9 West Glamorgan 118 118 0 0 75 0 Wales 3,948 1,519 76 19 602 80 Source: June Agricultural and Horticultural Census.
Note: Figures exclude minor holdings.
1 Data withheld to avoid disclosure of information relating to any particular land or business.
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many hectares were taken up in each county of Wales in 1992 and 1993 by(a) cereals, (b) potatoes, (c) linseed, (d) sugar beet, (e) horticultural produce and (f) oilseeds.
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§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 14 December 1993]: I have been asked to reply.
The THERMIE programme is administered by the Directorate General of Energy of the European Commission who keeps records of the number of applications from the United Kingdom, but only as a whole. Up to and including the 1993 round, there have been a total of 281 applications from the United Kingdom, of which 88 were successful. Although information on the number of Scottish applicants is not available, the Commission has advised my Department that 19 THERMIE projects located in Scotland have been approved and awarded a total of £11.46 million.