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Eu Structural Funds

Volume 329: debated on Tuesday 13 April 1999

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Mr. Swinney

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the structural funds in each year since 1974 were (a) allocated for cover to the Scottish Office DEL and its previous equivalents through the Scottish Block arrangement; and (b) applied using specially negotiated agreements; and for those years where specially negotiated agreements were reached if he will list (i) that amount allocated for cover to the DEL and its previous equivalents under these agreements and (ii) the proportion this represented of the total structural fund cover. [80090]

Mr. Macdonald

Public expenditure provision for all European Regional Development Fund or Social Fund expenditure for which the Scottish Office was responsible in the period since 1974 has been within the Scottish Office DEL and its previous equivalents. There have been no "specially negotiated agreements" covering the application for European Regional Development Fund or European Social Fund receipts.From 1 July 1999, the administration of European Structural Funds will be the responsibility of the Scottish Administration.

Mr. Swinney

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list (i) the total European structural fund allocation to Scotland in each year since 1974 in cash and real terms and (ii) the share of the overall UK structural fund allocation that this amount represented in each year. [80089]

For the period 1975 to 1988, the European Commission approved individual European Regional Development Fund projects and it is the value of the award of these projects which is recorded. The figures for the years 1989 to 1999 reflect the programme allocation from the Commission.

Million euro

European structural funds allocation to Scotland

Share of UK structural funds allocation

Year

Cash

Real terms

Percentage

197517.90082.32128
197624.15097.71625.4
197722.95081.74025
197837.750121.03924.8
197958.900161.71422.5
198046.760108.57116.9
1981127,400270.14436.6
1982129.600257.00428
1983143.640272.23131.2
1984174.070313.42727
1985117.300200.62519.2
1986126.000208.99322.5
1987131.130206.49220.6
1988143.450211.55824
1989101.320139.44623.7
1990130.945167.12812.3
1991207.038248.23014.5
1992141.505164.5478.2
1993156.337177.1969.9
1994140.023156.1487.2
1995223.566241.33310.4
1996256.897269.35211.2
1997315.269333.87213.4
1998575.323583.22123.3
1999402.907408.71315.2

Notes:

1. For the period 1975 to 1989, the figures are exclusively ERDF.

2. The years 1990 to 1999 include ERDF and ESF, as well as EAGGF and FIFG which are in the Objective 1 and 5b Programmes.

3. From 1990 to 1993, ESF was the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (formerly the Secretary of State for Employment). Before 1990, ESF was administered by the European Commission and Scottish figures are not available.

4. The figures have been converted to current prices using HM Treasury deflator tables dated 22 December 1998.

Table 1: Current expenditure by education authorities on school books and equipment

£000 at outturn prices

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

Region

Books and equipment

(of which books)

Books and equipment

(of which books)

Books and equipment

(of which books)

Books and equipment

(of which books)

Borders1,3512161,3732131,58201,4700
Central2,9311002,8971252,793602,73362
Dumfries and Galloway2,1982602,5772952,5333172,284261
Fife2,7395402,7952,1362,7302,0943,2942,412
Grampian6,45806,97207,15807,6300
Highland3,1413,1412,7862,7862,8851,4912,6331,481
Lothian5,3711,3505,6711,3526,6761,5857,5941,691
Strathclyde21,4495,54820,0591,11821,9321,19126,1331,117
Tayside3,5816084,5456704,0266763,569656
Orkney16650152028402900
Shetland47113567811953405110
Western Isles5499152599633242595192
Scotland50,40512,03951,0308,91353,7667,65658,7367,872

Notes:

  • 1. The books and equipment figures include expenditure on text and library books and educational tools equipment and materials in local authority nursery, primary, secondary and special schools.
  • 2. Where expenditure on books is shown as £0 it should be assumed that the expenditure is included as equipment.

    • From 1 July 1999, the administration of European Structural Funds will be the responsibility of the Scottish Administration.