§ Mr. HainTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much in(a) ecu and (b) pounds by standard region and in total is allocated to the United Kingdom from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund under the present structural funds agreement.
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§ Mr. Boswell[holding answer 29 January 1996]: The UK's allocation by objective and region in (a) ecu and (b) pounds sterling from the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund under the present structural funds agreement—1994 to 1999—is shown in the table:
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Region Ecus Pounds sterling Objective 1 Merseyside 3 3 Highlands and Islands 56 47 Northern Ireland 187 158 Total UK 246 205 Objective 5a UK 361 301 Objective 5b South-West 41 34 The Marches 7 6 Midlands Uplands 2 2 Northern Uplands 23 19 Lincolnshire 9 8 East Anglia 11 9 Rural Wales 36 30 Borders of Scotland 4 3 Dumfries and Galloway 6 5 Central Scotland/Tayside 3 3
Region Ecus Pounds sterling Grampian 5 4 Total UK 147 123 1. All figures are at 1994 prices, are given in millions and have been rounded to the nearest million.
2. The exchange rate used is £1 = 1.20 ecu.