Eec Grants And Loans Lord James Douglas-Hamilton asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total receipts in cash terms to Scotland from the following European Economic Community sources for the period 1st January 1973 to 1st January 1975; (1) the Social Fund, (2) the European Investment Bank, (3) the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, and (4) the European Coal and Steel Community; and what percentage of the total disbursement from these funds within the United Kingdom went to Scotland. Mr. William Ross Information in the form requested by the hon. Member is not readily available. I refer him to my replies to the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South (Mr. Sproat) on 26th November 1974 and to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Pentlands (Mr. Rifkind) on 23rd January 1975 which gave information on sums committed for identifiably Scottish projects or expenditures.To that information should be added a £4 million loan approved by the European Investment Bank in December 1974 for a steel fabrication project in Lewis.Commitments and approvals towards identifiably Scottish projects and expenditures account for approximately the following percentages of commitments and approvals in respect of the United Kingdom in the period up to December 1974: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(1) EEC Social Fund | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(2) European Investment Bank | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(3) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Guidance Section) Individual Projects Scheme| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(4) European Coal and Steel Community Funds | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N.B. There are other EEC contributions, e.g. EAGGF guarantee payments, for which Scottish figures are not readily available.