§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the amount of the EEC Regional Fund which will be spent in Scotland will be regarded as a reimbursement to the British Government or as a supplement to the United Kingdom regional expenditure.
§ Mr. HattersleyUnder the regulation establishing the Regional Development Fund, money may either reimburse or supplement national expenditure. The Government have not yet decided their policy on this matter.