§ Mr. HardyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what payment has been received this year under the RECHAR programme; and when arrangements will be completed to allow RECHAR grants to be paid.
§ Mr. SainsburyFor the RECHAR programmes, the United Kingdom has so far this year received payments of £33,793,000 from the European regional development fund.
The approval of projects is the responsibility of the programme monitoring committees, which are now meeting. Arrangements are in place for RECHAR grants to be paid in respect of approved projects once the normal conditions for payment have been met.