HC Deb 01 August 1980 vol 989 c856W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether the meeting of Foreign Ministers at Brussels which agreed the non-quota section of the EEC regional fund accepted priority for tourist projects not only in Northern Ireland but also in Wales.

Sir Ian Gilmour

The agreement reached at Brussels on the first tranche of aid under the non-quota section of the European regional development fund provides that West Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Gwent and Clwyd can benefit as zones affected by the restructuring of the steel industry. There is no provision for the funding of tourist projects in Wales.