HC Deb 25 May 2000 vol 350 cc596-7W
Mrs. Browning

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to submit an application to the European Commission for the approval of £25 million of regional selective assistance for the proposed new Marconi site at Ansty; and if he will make a statement. [123307]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 23 May 2000]: The Government's offer of Regional Selective Assistance for this high quality project is, like any such offer, subject to the rules governing state aids. Individual notification of the project to the European Commission will not be required.