§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the underspending on the allocation of funds from European structural funds during the 1995–96 financial year; what provision he will make to carry over the funds involved; and what consultation he has had with his counterparts in the European Commission concerning approval for a carry-over provision. [24921]
§ Mr. HagueDespite the late approval by the Commission of the objective 2 and 5(b) programmes in Wales and a number of community initiative programmes, it is expected that all the resources under these programmes will be allocated to projects on time.