HC Deb 27 February 1995 vol 255 c452W
Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations have been made by the European Commission to Her Majesty's Government in respect of local labour clauses within contracts for objective 1 projects; what the Commission's position is on such contracts; what his response has been; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Curry

No representations have been made by the Commission on this subject on Merseyside, though on the initiative of local partners it will be considered at a future meeting of the monitoring committee.

Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the European Commission calling for greater representation of local authorities and for the representation of social partners on the committees monitoring the use of objective 1 funds on Merseyside; what his response has been; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Curry

The Commission has made no representations to me on these issues, following the agreement of the single programming document with the Commission last year.