asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish an up-to-date list of all projects in Scotland which have received grants from the various EEC funds, since the date of Great Britain's accession to the Common Market; and if he will itemise these grants region by region as far as practicable, showing which projects received grants after the referendum.
| EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND ALLOCATION BY REGIONS OF SCOTLAND | |||||||
| Regions | Infrastructure(£) | Industrial(£) | Total(£) | ||||
| 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Borders | — | 200,314 | — | 94,533 | 66,600 | — | 361,447 |
| Central | — | 443,093 | — | 14,559 | 46,000 | — | 503,565 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | — | 40,905 | — | — | 109,200 | — | 150,105 |
| Fife | — | 353,940 | — | 364,409 | 26,600 | — | 744,949 |
| Grampian | 938,100 | 1,209,789 | — | 39,725 | 174,216 | — | 2,361,827 |
| Highland | 120,900 | 326,618 | — | — | — | — | 447,518 |
| Lothian | — | 1,425,159 | — | 491,931 | — | — | 1,917,090 |
| Strathclyde | 2,194,400 | 4,091,244 | 3,164,000 | 2,572,384 | 4,829,384 | — | 15,776,512 |
| Tayside | — | 624,492 | — | 235,893 | 137,600 | 1,050,000 | 2,047,985 |
| Orkney Isles | 42,600 | 157,788 | — | — | — | — | 200,388 |
| Shetland Isles | 1,005,078 | 148,155 | — | 1,035,000 | — | — | 2,188,233 |
| Western isles | — | 267,878 | — | — | — | — | 267,878 |
| Miscellaneous* | — | — | — | 1,692,300 | — | — | 1,692,300 |
| Grand Totals | 3,298,078 | 9,217,078 | 3,164,100 | 4,540,734 | 5,389,600 | 1,050,000 | 28,659,884 |
| * Final details of the regional distribution of this grant in respect of part of the Scottish Development Agency's advance factory programme are not yet available. | |||||||
Social Fund.—The bulk of the United Kingdom allocation from the Social Fund is in respect of national schemes or schemes covering the whole of the assisted areas. The estimated Scottish allocation
| EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND—SCOTTISH ALLOCATION | |||||||||
1973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| ||||||
| £m. | £m. | £m. | £m. | ||||||
| United kingdom | … | … | … | … | … | 23·9 | 25·9 | 45·9 | 44·2 |
| Scotland | … | … | … | … | … | 5·4 | 5·4 | 8·5 | 8·5 |
| Two privately promoted training schemes in Scotland have received assistance totalling approximately £22,000 in 1976 and 1977. | |||||||||
FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme.—The following capital projects have been awarded EEC grants under the FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme:
| A. Before the referendum on United Kingdom membership of the EEC. | |
1973 Programme
| |
Total Value
| |
| £ | |
Borders
| |
| 3 projects (drainage; improvement of group of farms; vegetable processing) | 176,900 |
The funds from which grants are made are the Regional Development Fund, the Social Fund, the FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme and the European Coal and Steel Community.
Regional Development Fund.—Details of projects approved are published from time to time in Trade and Industry. The distribution by regions is shown in the table below. The first allocation from the fund was made after the referendum.
is shown in the table below, but figures for regions of Scotland are not available. Allocations are by calendar years, and cannot readily be split to show those made within 1975 after the referendum.
Central
| |
| 1 project (potato processing) | 170,125 |
Dumfries and Galloway
| |
| 3 projects (cheese factories) | 748,850 |
Grampian
| |
| 7 projects (fishing vessels) | 368,222 |
Highland
| |
| 2 projects (cheese factory; part of improvement of group of farms) | 87,150 |
Strathclyde
| |
| 1 project (part of improvement of group of farms) | 300,000 |
Tayside
| |
| 1 project (grain store) | 33,024 |
Shetland Islands
| |
| 1 project (fishing vessel) | 25,956 |
| 1974 Programme (first tranche) | |
Borders
| |
| 2 projects (fishing vessels) | 52,550 |
Grampian
| |
| 9 projects (fishing vessels) | 376,581 |
Lothian
| |
| 1 project (meat processing) | 82,284 |
Shetland Islands
| |
| 2 projects (fishing vessels) | 87,259 |
| B. After the referendum on United Kingdom membership of the EEC | |
| 1974 Programme (second tranche) | |
Borders
| |
| 1 project (vegetable processing) | 206,081 |
Central
| |
| 1 project (meat processing) | 123,509 |
Grampian
| |
| 3 projects (animal feedingstuffs; drainage; grain store) | 203,431 |
Highland
| |
| 3 projects (animal feedingstuffs; fish processing; maltings) | 349,218 |
Lothian
| |
| 1 project (animal feedingstuffs) | 105,000 |
Strathclyde
| |
| 2 projects (meat processing; poultry processing) | 525,275 |
Orkney Islands
| |
| 1 project (animal feedingstuffs) | 48,000 |
Western Isles
| |
| 1 project (fish farming) | 73,955 |
| 1975 Programme | |
Borders
| |
| 2 projects (oatmill; fishing vessel) | 151,825 |
Dumfries and Galloway
| |
| 2 projects (fishing vessel; meat processing) | 221,521 |
| FEOGA INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS SCHEME—ALLOCATION BY REGIONS OF SCOTLAND | |||||||
1973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| Total
| |||
Regions
| £
| £
| £
| £
| £
| ||
| Borders | … | … | 176,900 | 258,631 | 151,825 | — | 587,356 |
| Central | … | … | 170,125 | 123,509 | — | 421,250 | 714,884 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | … | … | 748,850 | — | 221,521 | — | 970,371 |
| Fife | … | … | — | — | 132,297 | 160,039 | 292,336 |
| Grampian | … | … | 368,222 | 580,012 | 1,567,116 | 2,862,658 | 5,378,008 |
| Highland | … | … | 87,150 | 349,218 | 115,182 | 111,483 | 663,033 |
| Lothian | … | … | — | 187,284 | — | 213,860 | 401,144 |
| Strathclyde | … | … | 300,000 | 525,275 | 130,797 | 207,500 | 1,163,572 |
| Tayside | … | … | 33,024 | — | — | 40,706 | 73,730 |
| Orkney Isles | … | … | — | 48,000 | 30,000 | — | 78,000 |
| Shetland Isles | … | … | 25,956 | 87,259 | 114,815 | 58,170 | 286,200 |
| Western Isles | … | … | — | 73,955 | — | 209,433 | 283,388 |
| Miscellaneous | … | … | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Totals | … | … | 1,910,227 | 2,233,143 | 2,463,553 | 4,285,099 | 10,892,022 |
EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY—Grants are available from ECSC funds for readaptation assistance for workers
Fife
| |
| 4 projects (fishing vessels; grain store) | 132,297 |
Grampian
| |
| 31 projects (animal feedingstuffs; dairy; fishing vessels; harbour deepening) | 1,567,116 |
Highland
| |
| 3 projects (fishing vessels) | 115,182 |
Strathclyde
| |
| 3 projects (cheese factory; fishing vessels) | 130,797 |
Orkney Islands
| |
| 1 project (fishing vessel) | 30,000 |
Shetland Islands
| |
| 3 projects (fishing vessels) | 114,815 |
| 1976 Programme | |
Central
| |
| 2 projects (grain store; meat processing) | 421,250 |
Fife
| |
| 3 projects (fishing vessel; grain store; vegetable processing) | 160,039 |
Grampian
| |
| 38 projects (animal feedingstuffs; fishing vessels; grain stores; meat processing; poultry processing) | 2,862,653 |
Highland
| |
| 1 project (fishing vessel) | 111,483 |
Lothian
| |
| 2 projects (dairy; fishing vessels) | 213,860 |
| Strathcylde | |
| 1 project (meat processing) | 207,500 |
Tayside
| |
| 1 project (poultry processing) | 40,706 |
Shetland Islands
| |
| 1 project (fishing vessel) | 58,170 |
Western Isles
| |
| 1 project (fish processing) | 209,433 |
The overall distribution by regions is shown in the table below.
under Article 56 of the Treaty of Paris. In the steel industry four schemes have been approved in Scotland, for a total grant of £1,013,383. All were approved after the Referendum, and all are in Strathclyde. In the coal industry these grants support national schemes and regional figures are not available.
The proportion of research grants under Article 55 which is allocable to Scotland in both the steel and coal industries cannot be readily identified.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the projects in Scotland which are currently being considered for grants from EEC funds; whether the categories of projects which might receive grants are in the process of being widened, and new categories being added; and if he will make a statement.
It is not possible, for reasons of commercial confidentiality, to give details of applications involving private investors, and it is not desirable to publish details of other applications. When decisions are taken on the applications announcements are made.As a result of a decision by the Council of Ministers (Agriculture) on 14th-15th February 1977, marketing and processing projects are no longer eligible for grant under the FEOGA Individual Projects Scheme; such projects are now eligible to apply for grant under the Marketing and Processing Regulation 355/77, and my Department is currently accepting such applications.
The Regional and Social Funds are under review at present.