HC Deb 14 June 1995 vol 261 cc573-4W
26. Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the regional aids and subsidies his Department is able to award without the permission of the Commission of the European Union. [26832]

Mr. Eggar

The only regional aid for which DTI is wholly responsible is regional selective assistance. The terms and operation of this have been approved by the Commission, leaving the Department to use its discretion to ensure that support is targeted at the selected areas and to the maximum advantage to the United Kingdom. Only cases in certain sensitive sectors, such as motor vehicles or synthetic fibres, require individual approval.

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