§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much of the EC funds committed to regional aid have been allocated to south Yorkshire; how much has already been claimed by local authorities in south Yorkshire; and how much is yet to gain approval for projects in south Yorkshire.
§ Mr. SainsburySouth Yorkshire has been allocated approximately £180 million from the European regional development fund and the European social fund for the period 1989–93.
Projects have so far been approved to the value of £150 million, nearly half of which has been for projects undertaken by local authorities.