HC Deb 07 February 1996 vol 271 cc232-5W
Mr. Hain

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how much in(a) ecus and (b) pounds, (i) in each eligible region and (ii) in total, the United Kingdom received in European Coal and Steel Community loans over the last available five-year period. [11696]

Mr. Page

[holding answer 29 January 1996]: Loan activity under the ECSC treaty comprises article 54 investment loans, article 56 reconversion loans, and loans disbursed under the workers' housing programme. The information requested is as follows. Figures are not available on a regional basis for loans under the workers' housing programme.

Article 54 investment loans
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
ECU £ ECU £ ECU £ ECU £ ECU £
Durham 51,691 36,000 28,655 20,000 — — — — — —
Dyfed — — 21,582 15,000 — — — — — —
Fife — — 25,799 18,000 — — — — — —
Gloucestershire — — 18,705 13,000 — — — — — —
Greater London — 15,827 11,000 3,332,132 2,330,000 — — — —
Greater Manchester 12,842 9,000 — — — — — — — —
Gwent 25,684 18,000 172,118 120,000 — — — — — —
Humberside 44,472 31,000 204,990 143,000 — — — — — —
Kent 120,766 84,000 12,850 9,000 113,339,449 80,000,000 25,446,361 20,000,000 126,343,985 97,000,000
Leicestershire 137,498 96,000 56,115 39,000 — — — — — —
Lincolnshire — — 25,898 18,000 — — — — — —
Mid Glamorgan 51,756 36,000 58,893 41,000 — — — — — —
North Yorkshire 60,123 42,000 355,197 248,000 — — — — — —
Northumberland — — 41,626 29,000 — — — — — —
Nottinghamshire 186,509 130,000 361,635 252,000 — — — — — —
South Glamorgan 57,508 40,000 62,944 44,000 — — — — — —
South Yorkshire 589,137 411,000 569,149 397,000 — — — — — —
Staffordshire 22,015,127 16,377,000 179,069 125,000 — — — — — —
Strathclyde 31,630 22,000 5,482,653 3,910,500 — — — — — —
Tyne and Wear — — 8,633 6,000 — — — — — —
Warwickshire 12,842 9,000 59,967 42,000 — — — — — —
West Glamorgan 38,525 27,000 83,254 58,000 — — — — — —
West Midlands 12,842 9,000 41,505 29,000 — — — — — —
West Yorkshire 213,881 149,000 54,675 38,000 — — — — — —
Yorkshire and Humberside — — — — 14,300,996 10,000,000 — — — —
Rest of UK — — 57,327,436 40,234,000 — — — — — —
Total 23,809,001 17,628,000 65,507,025 46,025,500 130,972,577 92,330,000 25,446,361 20,000,000 126,343,985 97,000,000

Source:

European Commission

Article 56 reconversion loans
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Ecu £ Ecu £ Ecu £ Ecu £ Ecu £
Cheshire 1,024,237 723,000 488,356 343,000 — 5,314,464 4,000,000 — — —
Cleveland 5,058,394 3,619,200 8,680,763 6,081,250 1,635,895 1,159,000 1,079,501 812,500 1,719,073 1,340,000
Clwyd 9,636,661 6,844,500 11,935,074 8,355,322 5,429,458 33,798,000 3,435,486 2,590,000 5,647,663 4,365,000
Cumbria 1,387,823 978,500 738,291 515,000 — — 199,292 150,000 397,526 310,000
Derbyshire 7,291,691 5,152,000 179,639 125,800 1,720,953 1,213,700 116,977 90,000 1,733,568 1,322,500
Durham 12,042,670 8,648,500 1,669,627 1,171,000 3,132,215 2,222,500 2,342,350 1,763,000 1,769,253 1,344,300
Dyfed 3,267,360 2,288,000 223,539 157,000 715,050 500,000 106,289 80,000 — —
East Midlands 712,469 500,000 — — — — — — — —
Fife 2,588,173 1,860,700 677,434 472,650 32,428 23,000 301,596 227,000 1,467,509 1,142,000
Greater Manchester 12,892,017 9,153,900 7,696,014 5,445,230 729,423 519,500 1,069,536 805,000 1,148,275 869,000
Gwent 19,867,601 14,066,000 10,568,497 7,419,500 1,072,575 750,000 7,586,240 5,715,750 5,226,426 4,040,000
Hereford and Worcester 203,359 150,000 57,343 40,000 — — — — — —
Humberside 1,424,956 1,010,000 106,786 75,000 — — — — 1,669,749 1,290,500
Kent 590,641 424,000 — — 7,701,086 5,385,000 — — — —
Lancashire 391,858 275,000 160,179 112,500 906,414 650,000 — — — —
Leicestershire 1,813,610 1,298,000 106,864 75,000 — — — — 210,235 158,750
Lothian 3,641,879 2,594,396 854,202 597,400 7,147,801 5,012,718 3,232,722 2,592,000 4,387,444 3,413,000
Merseyside 6,047,284 4,306,630 2,149,901 1,510,000 3,889,969 2,809,000 168,821 140,000 407,142 312,500
Mid Glamorgan 6,575,498 4,715,250 3,942,230 2,774,000 7,579,751 5,411,000 1,417,981 1,070,000 397,294 300,000
Northamptonshire 5,084,364 3,608,150 7,182,952 5,033,705 243,208 172,500 31,887 24,000 2,658,672 2,015,000
Northumberland 3,774,663 2,681,000 355,954 250,000 152,974 108,500 723,432 544,500 256,990 200,000
Nottinghamshire 8,752,384 6,219,050 2,598,407 1,832,000 6,324,233 4,435,000 132,862 100,000 5,146,217 3,989,200
Rest of Scotland 52,737 38,900 18,497,913 13,000,000 — — — — — —
South Glamorgan 5,018,552 3,604,840 3,228,985 2,272,000 — — 670,951 505,000 264,863 200,000
South Yorkshire 18,428,729 13,121,530 7,969,790 5,640,000 8,375,186 5,888,500 403,899 304,000 8,641,932 6,708,100
Staffordshire 11,700,683 8,303,046 8,662,854 6,144,500 12,341,556 8,733,347 2,763,521 2,080,000 3,926,603 2,980,000
Strathclyde 40,226,372 29,266,730 14,768,555 10,400,000 10,244,146 7,215,000 6,765,976 5,092,500 25,116,834 19,453,500
Tyne and Wear 16,826,138 11,941,980 20,699,524 14,565,165 4,448,208 3,112,000 5,024,515 3,785,000 4,920,788 3,732,500
Warwickshire 4,589,789 3,231,000 — — — — — — — —
West Glamorgan 3,929,099 2,813,900 711,908 500,000 — — 60,986 50,000 2,815,852 2,150,000
West Midlands 35,373,890 25,341,150 12,882,243 9,035,992 5,471,496 3,963,000 1,980,500 1,490,650 10,717,609 8,235,500
West Yorkshire 11,561,019 8,264,360 2,465,256 1,756,000 6,965,356 4,992,000 551,375 415,000 4,446,322 3,364,750
Rest of UK 881,729 635,000 109,371,238 76,863,000 6,459,460 4,613,000 1,992,924 1,500,000 — —
Total 262,658,329 187,678,212 259,630,318 182,562,964 102,718,841 72,686,265 47,474,083 35,925,900 95,193,163 76,509,000

Loans under the worker's housing programme
(millions)
United Kingdom

Ecu

 £
1990 1.40 1.15
1991 8.00 6.56
1992 0.70 0.57
1993 0.00 0.00
1994 0.10 0.08

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