European Community Regional Fund

Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many new projects for infrastructure and capital investment have been allocated to Wales from the EEC Regional Fund so far in 1978; and how this compares with the number of projects so allocated to Wales in 1977.

Mr. John Morris
The information is as follows:--------------------
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|Infrastructure    |£4.6 for 49 new projects|£4.6 for 16 new projects|
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|Capital investment|£1.6 for 12 new projects|£4.4 for 2 new projects|
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Further submissions have been made to the fund in respect of projects totalling some £11 million.