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Mr. Teddy Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has received from the European Economic Community Commissioner about the levels of aid for rural areas after 1991; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Rifkind
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to him today by my hon. Friend the Minister responsible for industry and enterprise. The Scottish rural areas eligible for assistance are the Highlands and Islands and Galloway. My hon. Friend the Minister and I will make further representations as necessary in an effort to secure adequate and acceptable EC funding for the areas concerned.