To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much in (a) ecus and (b) pounds by standard region and in total the United Kingdom received under the European financial instrument for fishery guidance over the last available five years. [11656]
The European financial instrument for fisheries guidance was introduced on 1 January 1994. Allocations are not made on a regional basis as awards are made according to how they meet selection criteria. No central records of awards by standard regions is therefore kept. However, payments made in financial year 1994–95 and for the first half of 1995–96 were as follows:
1994–95 | 1995–96 (up to September) | |||
Mecu | £ million | Mecu | £ million | |
Scotland (Objective 1) | ||||
(Highlands and Islands) | 0.97 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.72 |
Northern Ireland | ||||
(Objective 1) | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.04 | 0.035 |
Non-Objective 1 areas | ||||
(England, Wales and the | ||||
remainder of Scotland) | 4.3 | 3.54 | 0.47 | 0.395 |
Total | 6.22 | 5.11 | 1.37 | 1.15 |
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much in (a) ecus and (b) pounds by standard region and in total is allocated to the United Kingdom from the European financial instrument for fishery guidance under the present structural funds agreement. [11657]
The European financial instrument for fisheries guidance was introduced on 1 January 1994. Allocations are not made on a regional basis as awards are made according to how projects meet selection criteria. Allocations of Community funds under the United Kingdom's sectoral plan for 1994–99 are in the table.
Mecu | £ million | |
Scotland (Objective 1) | ||
(Highlands and Islands) | 19.8 | 16.5 |
Northern Ireland (Objective 1) | 15.12 | 12.6 |
Non-Objective 1 areas | ||
(England, Wales and the remainder of Scotland) | 88.7 | 73.92 |
Total | 123.62 | 103.02 |
Mecu | £ million | |
Objective 1 areas | ||
Scotland (Highland and Islands) | 2.53 | 2.11 |
Northern Ireland | 0.26 | 0.21 |
Non-Objective 1 areas | ||
England | 3.69 | 3.08 |
Wales | 0.07 | 0.06 |
Scotland | 1.80 | 1.50 |
Total | 8.35 | 6.96 |