§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether a region's qualification for assisted area status in the European Community is dependent on the existence of a statutory regional development board for that region.
§ Mr. MacGregorNo; the Council regulation establishing the European regional development fund—EEC No. 724/75—contains no reference to statutory regional development boards; nor are EIB or ECSC loans dependent on the existence of such boards.