§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will produce a table in the Official Report showing the regional distribution of the European Economic Community's regional fund's project aid and showing the percentage allocation to Wales, Scotland, the west midlands, the east midlands, the north-west, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire and Humberside, the north and the south-west for each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 434]: Commitments to the United Kingdom under the European regional development fund quota arrangements, analysed by region, for the years 1983, 1984 and 1985 are shown in the table. Commitments from the fund in respect of a particular region are likely to be affected by the volume of eligible applications made.