§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if the will give the total number of applicants(a) received and (b) approved for investment grants from 1 April 1988 to 31 December 1988; what was the total amount of expenditure involved; and what the total estimated expenditure planned for that period;
(2) if he will give the total number of applicants (a) received and (b) approved for innovation grants, from 1 April 1988 to 31 December 1988; the total amount of expenditure involved and the total estimated expenditure involved and (c) the total estimated expenditure planned for that period.
§ Mr. Lang[pursuant to his reply, Thursday 16 March 1989]: The information requested is shown for the period 1 April to 31 December.
Regional Enterprise grants Number (ii) Investment grants Number of applications received 247 Number of applications approved 125 Value of applications approved £772.7 thousand (ii) Innovation grants Number of applications received 66 Number of applications approved 21 Value of applications approved £481.5 thousand The present provision for regional enterprise grants, which covers both investment and innovation grants, for the financial year 1988–89 is £1.6 million.
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