§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on future funding of the Northern Ireland Pre-School Playgroups Association training projects for women wishing to pursue a career in child care.
§ Mr. Tim SmithFunding for Northern Ireland Pre-School Playgroups Association training projects includes a contribution from the European social fund. The negotiations with the European Commmission on the 1994–1999 Northern Ireland structural funds package, which includes European social fund measures, will not be completed for some weeks yet. The future of individual applications cannot be decided until the new programmes have been agreed.