Written question asked by Lord Steel of Aikwood , in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 June 1996. It was answered by George Kynoch (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 June 1996 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: What plans he has to make dependency on textiles a deciding factor when calculating levels of additional resources under the EU RETEX Initiative; and if he will make special provision for the Borders Region.

Answer: Sir David Steel: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to make dependency on textiles a deciding factor when calculating levels of additional resources under the EU RETEX initiative; and if he will make special provision for the borders region.[30673] Mr. Kynoch: Textile dependency as set out in article 6 of the Commission's guidelines as decided on 13 May 1992 (Official Journal number C 142, 4 June 1992), already determines eligibility for funding under RETEX, and additional resources will be allocated between UK eligible areas, including border region, on the same basis as the original allocation.

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