§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many projects have been approved, and at what cost, under the various microprocessor schemes for each year since their inception; and how much money is available for the forthcoming financial year.
§ Mr. MacGregorOf the £55 million available under the microprocessor application project, £28 million has been committed as follows:
£ million Projects Training Courses 4.3 180 Schools Computer Competition 0.3 Feasibility Studies 3.7 1,952 Development Projects 16.4 398 The remaining £3.3 million has been committed on a wide variety of awareness events, including the preparation of supporting literature, films, slides and participation in exhibitions.
Estimated spending for the financial year 1981–82 is expected to be of the order of £16 million, including expenditure on projects already approved.