asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will list in the Official Report the amounts and recipients of funds from the European regional development fund amongst companies in the Corby travel-to-work area since 1 May 1979.

The current Corby TTWA is eligible for aid under the main quota section of the European regional development fund. Aid for industrial projects committed under the main ERDF regulation does not go to the company concerned but is retained by central government in accordance with the provisions of article 36 of that regulation, thus enabling the total amount of United Kingdom regional industrial assistance to be higher than would otherwise be the case. Details of successful applications under the United Kingdom's quota are published in "British Business".In addition, small enterprises in the pre-1984 Corby travel-to-work-area are eligible for support under non quota measures in respect of certain steel closure areas. Under the first round of these measures, covering the period 1982–84, commitment to such enterprises from the ERDF totalled £0·255 million. In the second round measures, covering the period 1984–89, £2·03 million has been allocated to the Corby TTWA, for the business improvement service package of schemes. £1·8 million of' this is being contributed by the ERDF, but not all of the allocation has yet been committed to applicants. Details of individual payments made under the first round measures are not readily available. A list of individual payments made under the second round measures, as at end February 1987, is set out below.