§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will provide figures on regional development grants for each of his Department's regions for(a) the number of applications outstanding on 31 March 1988, (b) the number of applications processed, (c) the number of those applications that are still outstanding and (d) the total amount of money paid out since 31 March 1988 to those applicants.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe information requested in respect of he revised regional development grant scheme by region is as follows:
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North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands South West Number of applications outstanding at 31 March 1988 3,260 2,740 830 240 540 Number of these processed at end-February 1989 3,064 2,711 819 234 538 Number still outstanding end-February 1989 196 29 11 6 2 Grant paid (£ million) to date on applications outstanding at 31 March 1988 14.2 12.9 3.1 1.5 1.8
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give the total expenditure on regional selective assistance in each of his Department's regions for
£ million North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands South West West Midlands England Total1 1983–84 13.8 15.2 8.8 8.7 2.0 — 62.2 1984–85 14.6 14.4 9.7 6.4 2.1 — 72.9 1985–86 15.6 13.3 8.3 3.9 2.5 5.5 74.8 1986–87 17.6 18.9 10.1 2.2 5.2 9.8 100.6 1987–88 23.4 20.9 14.1 2.3 4.3 18.3 122.9 1 At the regional level the figures include only industrial and training grants: the England total also includes some unallocated project grants, and expenditure under the business improvement services and exchange risk guarantee scheme which it is not possible to provide on a regional basis. Note:
All figures are gross of domestic receipts and receipts from the European regional development fund.
The latest gross forecast outturn for 1988–89 is £135 million. This is a best estimate and is dependent on the level of claims received and processed before the end of March.
The planned provision for 1989–90 as contained in the Supply Estimates, is £145 million. The planned provision for 1990–91 and 1991–92 is £150 million and £160 million, respectively. All planned provision figures are net of domestic receipts.
All the above figures include expenditure on industrial and training grants, and the business improvement services and exchange risk guarantee schemes.
Year North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands South West 1983–84 68.8 115.5 23.5 8.2 7.8 1984–85 61.6 107.4 26.8 3.8 9.5 1985–86 46.4 83.0 24.2 4.4 8.6 1986–87 89.8 113.7 27.1 8.4 15.3 1987–88 57.6 49.8 17.8 7.1 7.0 Note:
All figures in the table are gross domestic receipts and receipts from the European regional development fund.
The latest gross forecast outturn for DTI as a whole in 1988–89 is £155 million. This is a best estimate and is dependent on the level of claims received and processed before the end of March. The planned provision for 1989–90, as contained in the Supply Estimates, is £125 million. Planned provision in respect of 1990–91 and 1991–92 is £110 million and £55 million respectively. All planned provision figures are net of domestic receipts.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will give for each of his Department's regions(a) the total number of applications received for investment grants from 1 April 1988 to the most recent
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§ Mr. AtkinsTotal expenditure on regional selective assistance (RSA) by region in the years in question was:
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give the total expenditure on regional development grant in each of his Department's regions for each year from 1983–84 to 1987–88 inclusive, and the estimated expenditure for 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92.
§ Mr. AtkinsTotal expenditure on the original and revised regional development grant schemes by region in the years in question was:
date for which figures are available, (b) the total number of applications approved, (c) the total amount of expenditure involved and (d) the total estimated expenditure planned for that period and the estimated expenditure for 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92;
(2) if he will give for each of his Department's regions (a) the total number of applications received for innovation grants from 1 April 1988 to the most recent date for which figures are available, (b) the total number of applications approved, (c) the total amount of expenditure involved and (d) the total estimated expenditure planned for that period and the estimated expenditure for 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92.
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§ Mr. AtkinsRegional enterprise grants (REGs) became available on 1 April 1988 in the development areas, and on 1 September 1988 in south Yorkshire. The information
Number of applications Number of offers Value of offers (£000) Investment North East 363 219 1,203 North West 390 219 1,373 Yorkshire and Humberside 161 95 771 East Midlands 36 30 269 South West 126 86 385 Total England 1,076 649 4,001 Payments of £557,900 have been under investment up to end February. Innovation North East 117 48 896 North West 129 36 759 Yorkshire and Humberside 61 22 490 East Midlands 8 3 75 South West 28 11 199 Total England 343 150 2,419 Payments of £164,000 have been made under innovation up to end February. The amount of expenditure paid out in any particular region depends on demand for the scheme and the appraisal of individual applications. The value of grants actually paid so far reflects the nature and timescale of the projects on which applicants have sought grants since scheme commencement in April.
The provision for 1989–90 as published in the supply estimates are £22–2 million for investment grants and £5.9 million for innovation grants.
Planned provision for regional enterprise grants in 1990–91 and 1991–92 is £45.2 million and £46.3 million respectively. The actual expenditure in future years will of course depend on demand.
North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands South West West Midlands (a) Number of applications received between 1 April 1988 and 28 February 1989 255 399 216 21 94 520 (b) Number of applications processed between 1 April 1988 and 28 February 1989 239 382 208 31 84 502 (c) Total grant paid (£ million) between 1 April 1988 and 28 February 1989 22.9 17.4 6.9 0.9 3.6 21.2