§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received from organisations seeking full additionality within the regions for the RECHAR programme.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 18 March 1991]: My right hon. Friends and I have received a number of representations from Members of Parliament, local authorities and the Coalfield Communities Campaign on various aspects of the proposed RECHAR programmes.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what allocations of RECHAR funds to the United Kingdom have been withheld by the Community on grounds of lack of additionality.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 18 March 1991]: European Commission decisions are awaited on applications made in July 1990 for RECHAR grants of £109 million from European Community funds to United Kingdom coalfield areas. As is usual with applications for grants from the European Community structural funds, discussions with the Commission are proceeding on various aspects of them.