§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the total expenditure on regional 403W development grants and regional selective assistance in 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88 for Wales and each of the standard regions.
§ Mr. AtkinsTotal expenditure on regional development grants and regional selective assistance in the English regions in the years in question was:
£ million North East North West Yorkshire/Humberside East Midlands South West West Midlands 1985–86 62.0 96.3 32.5 8.3 11.1 5.5 1986–87 107.4 132.6 37.2 10.6 20.5 9.8 1987–88 81.0 70.7 31.9 9.4 11.3 18.3 Notes:
1. All figures are gross of domestic receipts and expected receipts from the European regional development fund.
2. The figures incorporate expenditure under the original and revised RDG schemes, and on RSA industrial and training grants.
North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands South West West Midlands (1) Number of applications outstanding at 31 March 1988 30 100 50 10 30 100 (2) Number of applications received since 1 April 1988 150 260 150 20 60 360 (3) Number of outstanding applications at (1) fully processed at end-October 1988 30 90 40 10 30 100 (4) Number where some payment has been made by end-October 1988 5 13 4 2 3 12 (5) Total grant paid (£000) from 1 April 1988 to 31 October 1988 14,106 11,337 4,005 505 1,978 12,651 Notes: All figures are gross of domestic receipts and expected receipts from the European Regional development fund.
Current provision for expenditure on RSA industrial and training grants in 1988–89 in England is £128 million; this will become £121 million if Parliament approves Winter Supplementary Estimate proposals published on 10 November. Estimates of future expenditure in England are not broken down by region. Questions about the operation of RSA in Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.