§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the loans offered by his Department for the BAe project at Broughton in Flintshire was based on an assumption that the National Assembly for Wales will make a parallel grant; and if he will make a statement. [117681]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonThe launch investment announced on 13 March secured substantial UK involvement in the development of the Airbus A3XX aircraft. No assumption was made by my Department about BAe Systems's
533Wapplication for Regional Selective Assistance to the National Assembly for Wales. Any decision on that application is entirely a matter for the National Assembly.