§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in full the areas of Britain that are classified as(a) objective 1, (b) objective 2 and (c) objective 5b, as shown in the allocation of European regional development fund money; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeighThe areas of the United Kingdom designated for objectives 1, 2 and 5(b) of the European Community structural funds are as follows:
Objective 1
Northern Ireland.Objective 2
The Assisted Areas of Great Britain, except those designated for Objective 5(b) and the following travel-to-work areas (TTWAs)—Birmingham (part), Bridgend (part), Cardiff (part) Cinderford and Ross-onWye, Corby, Coventry and Hinckley (part), Dudley and Sandwell (part), Kidderminster, Sheffield (part) and Whitby.The remainder of Greater Manchester; Nottingham City (UPA); Midlothian Local Authority District (LAD) and part of East Lothian LAD; and the following TTWAs: Alnwick and Amble, Alfreton and Ashfield (part), Burnley, Burton on Trent (part), Castleford and Pontefract, Chesterfield, Goole and Selby (part), Mansfield, Pendle, Retford, Stirling (part), Wakefield and Dewsbury, Whitehaven and Worksop.Objective 5(b)
The Highlands and Islands Development Board area; The intermediate areas of Galloway, comprising Stranraer, Newton Stewart and Stewartry TTWAs; The counties of Dyfed, Powys and Gwynedd, excluding the assisted areas adjacent to West Glamorgan and Gwent—which are designated for Objective 2—and the part of the Conwy and Colwyn TTWA in Gwynedd;The assisted areas of Devon and Cornwall.The Commission is understood to be considering whether to review the objective 2 list, pursuant to regulation (EEC) No. 2052/88, article 9(6). The Government believe that there should be no changes to the list at present.