§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will start paying regional enterprise grants to companies based in intermediate areas in Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntOn 11 May the Minister for Industry announced the extension of the coverage of regional enterprise grants. In Wales, companies in intermediate areas have accordingly been invited to apply for grants. Parliamentary approval to this new service will be sought in a spring supplementary estimate 1992–93 for the agricultural support services, fishing, regional and industrial development, Wales vote (class XVI, vote 2). Pending that approval, and to ensure that projects can go ahead without delay, urgent expenditure estimated at £150,000 will be met by repayable advances for the contingencies fund.