HC Deb 06 May 1993 vol 224 cc208-9W
Mr. Fatchett

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what further discussions he has had on his discussions with the European Commission about the possibility of extending objective 1 status to other parts of the United Kingdom in addition to the current proposals for Merseyside and the highlands and islands; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

[holding answer 4 May 1993]: The European Commission's proposals for objective 1 regions are currently being considered by a Council working group. The United Kingdom continues to press the case for Devon and Cornwall, rural Wales and South Yorkshire to be added to the list of objective I regions when the decision is taken by the Council of Ministers.