§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measurement of sparsity he made of the Inverness travel-to-work area when proposing the Highlands and Islands as a NUTS 2 area under the sparsity provision of the European Commission Guidelines on national regional aid. [111332]
§ Dr. HowellsWe proposed the Highlands and Islands as a single NUTS 2 level area with a population of between nine and 10 inhabitants per square kilometre.
958WTurkwell Dam, and the Muela Dam. However ECGD was approached for support for the construction of an underground power station associated with the Muela Dam.
The answers to the question on the remaining Projects are set out in the following table.
The information on the Ajaokuta Steel Plant in Nigeria relates to an application for support for a Technical Training Centre associated with the Steel Plant.