§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will review the working of the Rechar scheme in Wales; and if he will make it his policy to help local authorities who are currently without the necessary credit approvals to enable them to benefit from Rechar, to overcome this obstacle.
§ Mr. David HuntCommissioner Milian approved the South Wales Rechar programme on 26 February 1992 and administrative arrangements for the implementation of the programme in Wales are currently being put into place. The Government have announced new arrangements for ensuring that the additionality of European regional development fund (ERDF) grants is fully transparent. I shall be providing full additional expenditure cover to the relevant spending authorities for the ERDF grant element of Rechar schemes.