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European Economic Community

Volume 884: debated on Thursday 23 January 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total receipts of specific interest to Scotland from the following European Economic Community sources for the period 1st January 1973 to 1st January 1975: the Social Fund, the European Investment

YearSourceAmount and Use
1974European Investment BankMore than £1,070,000 has been allocated to Scottish companies from the global loan administered by the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation.
1973 and 1974European Social FundAn amount of the order of £10 million has been allocated towards the cost of the following schemes in Scotland in 1973 and 1974: Government-operated schemes of training of unemployed workers; other Government expenditure on training; transfer of workers; training and resettlement of workers leaving agriculture; training of workers in or leaving textiles; training of disabled persons; industrial rehabilitation of disabled persons.
1974European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.£598,674 for projects ranging from the construction of fishing vessels to assistance for a meat processing plant.