§ Dame Janet FookesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans he has for Plymouth to benefit from the Renaval programme for grants to shipbuilding and shiprepair areas.
§ Mr. NewtonI am sending to the Commission before Easter an application for support for Plymouth amounting to £13.25 million over three years under the Renaval programme, which is financed from the European regional development fund and is intended to mitigate the effects of closures and reductions in employment in shipbuilding/repair areas. Subject to the Commission's approval, the funding will be used in particular to introduce my Department's regional enterprise grants to the area and to support infrastructure projects to develop industrial sites and tourism.