§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the monitoring arrangements for European Union grant aid in Wales under the RECHAR, RESIDER and the integrated programme of the regional development programme; if he will list the duties of the proposed monitoring committee;856W and if he will list the representations he has received on this subject.
§ Mr. RedwoodThere will be two monitoring committees in Wales covering the objective 5b, rural Wales, and objective 2, industrial south Wales, areas. The committees will have responsibility for monitoring the implementation of their respective mainstream programmes, and also any community initiatives that are relevant to the appropriate area. The duties of the monitoring committees will be agreed at their first meetings in the new year. I have received a number of representations from interested bodies on this subject.