HC Deb 25 May 1999 vol 332 c129W
28. Mrs. McKenna

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in deciding the future of European structural funds in Scotland. [84155]

Mr. Macdonald

We have made good progress. At the Berlin Summit in March, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister secured a special aid package for the Highlands and Islands, and we are now consulting on Objectives 2 and 3.