§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about the progress of the funding arrangements of the English Industrial Estates Corporation which he announced on 19 March, Official Report, column 191.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIt is too early to report on the progress of long-term funding arrangements that were only introduced on 1 April this year; but I can confirm that we are still confident that these new arrangements will allow EIEC to maintain its development programme in the assisted areas at the same level as recent years.