Eec Membership Lord James Douglas-Hamilton asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest figures available for the financial benefits to Scotland from EEC membership from each source, including the European Social Fund and the European Coal and Steel Community, indicating what percentage these amounts represent of the total benefit to the United Kingdom in each case. Mr. William Ross The total benefits to Scotland so far approved are:------------------------------------------------------- |Source | ------------------------------------------------------- |(1) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund| ------------------------------------------------------- |(2) European Social Fund | ------------------------------------------------------- |(3) European Investment Bank | ------------------------------------------------------- |(4) European Coal and Steel Community | ------------------------------------------------------- The following is allocated on a United Kingdom basis and I regret that it is not------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Fat Cattle Producers | |…|…|£4 million |…|European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.|Throughout Scotland| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Feedingstuffs Manufacturers| | |…|£1·1 million| |European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.|Throughout Scotland| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Seed Producers |…|…|…|£41,000 |…|European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.|Throughout Scotland| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of a fishing vessel to be based at Whalsay | | | | | | | |…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of eight fishing vessels to be based at Peterhead | | | | | | | |…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of a fishing vessel to be based at Fraserburgh | | | | | | | |…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of a Cheddar cheese-making factory at Sorbie | | | | | | | |…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of a cheese-making and milk products factory at Lockerbie | | | | | | | | | |…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of a processing complex for cheese and allied dairy products at Inverness | | | | | | | | | | | |…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Installation of cheese manufacturing plant and construction of cheese and powder store in a creamery at Stranraer | | |…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of a vegetable processing factory at Eyemouth | | | | | | | |…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of new building and plant for the production of par-fried French potatoes at Bo'ness |…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Construction of a central grain drying cleaning and storage plant at Coupar Angus. | | | | | | | | | | |…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Widening and deepening of the River Leet and Lamden Burn water course together with allied field drainage work in Berwick-shire | | | | | |…|…|…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Reorganisation and improvement of production conditions on a group of farms at Ayton, Berwick-shire | |…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Improvement of land construction of farm roads, planting of shelter belts and various construction works on farms in North Argyll| | | | | |…|…|…|…|…|…|…| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- possible to give a breakdown—£10·44 million from the European Coal and Steel Community in respect of the coal industry. In addition there is£25,000 to the Highlands and Islands Development Board under Article 266 of the Community budget relating to regional studies. Lord James Douglas-Hamilton asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has about the categories of persons and institutions in Scotland which have received financial benefits as a result of Great Britain's membership of the EEC; and what information he has of the amounts that each category has received and of the distribution of such benefits within Scotland. Mr. William Ross The following categories of persons and bodies have received financial assistance from the EEC: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. |£ 10·4 million |European Investment Bank |Peterhead | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South of Scotland Electricity Board. |£ 15·6 million |European Investment Bank |Hunterston | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lewis Offshore Ltd. |£ 4 million |European Investment Bank |Lewis | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Individual Companies |£ 1·92 million |European Investment Bank from global loan administered by the Industrial Commercial and Finance Corporation.|Throughout Scotland | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 and training provided by the Small Industries Council for Rural Areas in Scotland.|£ 10 million. |European Social Fund |Throughout Scotland | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |British Steel Corporation |£ 14·8 million |European Coal and Steel Community. |Ravenscraig | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scottish Office |£ 45,000 |European Coal and Steel Community. |Cambuslang area | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mineworkers made redundant or redeployed from closed collieries. |£ 10·4 million*" (United Kingdom allocation)|European Coal and Steel Community. |Dollar, Auchincruive, Maxwell, Easton, Lochlea, Kingshill No. 3, Littlemill.| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Highlands and Islands Development Board (provision for recreational facilities in areas affected by oil-related development). |£ 25,000 |Article 266 of Community Budget (Regional Studies). |Highlands and Island? | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------