§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the president of the Boa rd of Trade if he will publish tables showing the total of payments under the enterprise initiative programme by 31 March 1992, the total payments to projects in each region, and payments during 1991–92 in total and for each region, together with the projected outturn total spend for 1992–93.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 19 October 1992]: Total payments on enterprise initiative consultancy projects from the launch of the scheme in 1988 up to the end of March 1992 amounted to £142.3 million. In the 1991–92 financial year payments reached a total of £52.1 million, and the current forecast for 1992–93 is £57.1 million. Regional breakdowns of project payments for the period to 31 March 1992, and for 1991–92, are as follows. An accurate regional breakdown for 1992–93 will not be available until the end of the current financial year.
Table 1 Project payments 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1992 DTI region £ million North East 7.8 North West 22.8 Yorkshire and Humberside 16.3 West Midlands 17.8 East Midlands 9.4 South West 10.1 East 8.1 South East 28.6 Scotland 12.7 Wales 8.7 TOTAL 142.3
Table 2 Project payments 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1992 DTI region £ million North East 3.1 North West 6.9 Yorkshire and Humberside 6.0 West Midlands 6.9 East Midlands 3.7 South West 3.8 East 3.2 South East 11.2 Scotland 4.2 Wales 3.1 TOTAL 52.1