§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his latest estimate is of the amount expected from the RECHAR programme for mining communities in Wales; and what proportion this is of the total expressed(a) for the United Kingdom and (b) for all Community coalfield areas.
§ Mr. David HuntWales expects to receive some £18.6 million for the industrial south Wales RECHAR programme. This amounts to 6.6 per cent. of the total RECHAR allocation across the Community and 17 per cent. of the expected United Kingdom allocation.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the schemes submitted to the European Commission under the RECHAR programme; and how many have to date been approved.
§ Mr. David HuntNone. The European Commission has not yet approved the RECHAR programme for industrial south Wales. Applications for individual projects cannot be invited until the RECHAR programme has been approved.