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Dr. Lynne Jones
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total level of loan facilities provided to the United Kingdom since 1993; and what are the corresponding figures for each of the other EU member states. [38718]
Mrs. Angela Knight
The information is as follows:
| European Investment Bank financing within the European Union (mecu) | ||
| Member State | 1993 | 1994 |
| United Kingdom | 1,929.1 | 2,454.7 |
| Belgium | 371.6 | 615.3 |
| Denmark | 875.5 | 849.7 |
| Germany | 2,096.6 | 2,407.9 |
| Greece | 511.1 | 534.7 |
| Spain | 4,005.1 | 3,011.5 |
| France | 2,205.5 | 2,477.4 |
| Ireland | 388.2 | 291.1 |
| Italy | 3,362.0 | 3,099.5 |
| Luxembourg | — | 5.1 |
| Netherlands | 379.7 | 399.5 |
| Portugal | 1,488.8 | 1,109.7 |
| Austria | — | 89.5 |
| Finland | — | 60.2 |
| Sweden | — | 15.3 |
Source:
European Investment Bank annual reports, 1993 and 1994 (the latest year for which figures are available).