§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the membership of the technical group advising him on the distribution of RECHAR II money in south Wales. [2116]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesWelsh Office officials are currently consulting the industrial south Wales monitoring committee on the membership of the RECHAR II technical group.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the amount available to south Wales under the RECHAR II programme; and what consultations he has held on the distribution of these funds. [2115]
§ Mr. JonesSome 20.21 mecu—£16.8 million at current exchange rates—will be available to the mining communities of south wales under the RECHAR II programme over the period 1994–97. Welsh Office officials are currently consulting the industrial south wales monitoring committee on how these moneys are to be administered.