§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the advance factories built with the help of the EEC Regional Development Fund in the United Kingdom during 1977; and if he will give estimates of the likely assistance from this source in 1978 in terms of numbers of factories.
§ Mr. CryerIn December 1976 and January 1977, the European Commission agreed to contribute from the European Regional Development Fund a total of £4.2 million towards the cost of 129 United Kingdom Government advance factories to be built in 1977. Lists of these projects were published inTrade and Industry on 24th December 1976 and 21st January 1977.
It has not yet been decided whether to seek fund assistance for such projects in 1978.