§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what evaluation he has made of the delivery and adequacy of support to small and medium-sized enterprises via objective 1; and whether the range of support on offer meets their needs.
§ Mr. CurryI refer the hon. Member to my answer to him on Monday 20 February,Official Report, column 93.
It is early days to make an evaluation of that support, since projects are only starting to get underway. We will be monitoring and evaluating objective 1 projects closely.