What areas of lesser need than Arbroath have been included on the revised Assisted Area map.

The Assisted Areas map is a reserved matter for the UK Government.The Scottish Executive has worked closely with The Scotland Office and the Department of Trade & Industry on this matter. The proposed new Assisted Areas map provides extensive coverage for the Dundee Travel to Work Area of which Arbroath is a part. The rules and criteria used for drawing this map, together with the population ceiling set by the European Commission, meant that not all the areas which would have wished to be included, could be. However the proposed map strikes a good overall balance between areas of need in Scotland, and those areas with the potential to help meet that need.