§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action the Government will take to ensure those sectors of the British economy previously benefitting from European Structural Funding will continue to benefit under the new Agenda 2000 and CAP reform proposals, with particular reference to objective 5b funding. [25764]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 27 Janaury 1998]: The European Commission has yet to put forward formal proposals for regulations implementing the ideas contained in its Agenda 2000 documents. In the negotiations on those proposals, which we expect to be published shortly, we will seek to achieve the best possible outcome for the United Kingdom.