§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on his Department's contributions to the development of co-operative enterprises in Wales since 1979.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe Government have introduced a large variety of measures to help small businesses, most of which are of help to co-operatives. Advice and guidance is offered to co-operatives through the Welsh Office small firms information centre and the Welsh Development Agency's and Development Board for Rural Wales' advisory services. My right hon. Friend has given additional support in Wales under the urban programme to projects promoting co-operatives and. agreed in 1983 a three-year grant to the Wales Cooperative Development and Training Centre.