§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 31 October,Official Report, column 230, what consultations he has had with Welsh local authority associations regarding his proposals for (a) elected member and (b) local government officer representation on the monitoring committees of the structural funds. [41838]
§ Mr. HagueI shall be meeting the local authority associations next month to discuss their proposals for an economic development strategy for Wales. I understand that the associations will wish to discuss at that meeting various matters concerning the management of the structural funds.