§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on his Department's646W plans for the implementation of the European Economic Community's RENAVAL programme in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe RENAVAL programme, financed by the European regional development fund, is for areas adversely affected by the restructuring of the shipbuilding and ship repair industries.
I am consulting my right hon. Friends about applications which may be submitted to the European Commission for RENAVAL programmes for British areas.
Most shipbuilding areas already receive a full range of benefits from the fund.