HC Deb 24 May 1993 vol 225 cc369-70W
Mr. McMaster

To ask the Prime Minister when he last met representatives of the European Commission to discuss the application of the additionality principle by(a) the United Kingdom and (b) other member states; and if he will make a statement.

The Prime Minister

I last discussed additionality with the Commission and other EC Heads of State and Government at the European Council in Edinburgh. We agreed that the basic principles laid down in 1988—concentration, programming, partnership and additionality—should continue to guide the implementation of the structural funds. Financial control more generally will be strengthened and greater emphasis will be given to appraisal, monitoring and evaluation. The current review of the structural funds regulations is examining the Commission's proposal on additionality.