HC Deb 05 May 1993 vol 224 cc112-3W
Dr. Kim Howells

To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will provide information on the take up of each of the(a) Smart, (b) Spur, (c) advanced technology programmes, (d) Link and (e) Eureka innovation schemes;

(2) if he will outline the expenditure, in constant prices, on each of the (a) Link, (b) advanced technology programmes, (c) Smart, (d) Spur amd (e) Eureka schemes.

Mr. Leigh

[holding answer 30 April 1993]: Information on take-up of the schemes listed is represented by the number of projects for which offers were accepted. Information on expenditure is presented in 1992–93 prices.

Mr. Sainsbury

[holding answer 4 May 1993]: European regional development fund allocations, in current and 1984 prices, to each of the regions of the United Kingdom are given in the tables:

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
WALES 57 54 40 49 52 50 10 36 56
SCOTLAND 92 66 49 101 79 37 86 88 35
Multi Regional 1 0 12 2 1 10 0 0 8
GREAT BRITAIN 346 304 272 352 275 204 233 260 272
NORTHERN IRELAND 21 22 36 35 36 69 20 41 60
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM 367 326 308 386 311 273 253 301 332

European regional development fund allocations to the United Kingdom
£ million, current prices
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
North 39 25 39 63 70 57 8 39 72
Yorkshire and Humberside 51 21 40 31 19 24 45 48 61
East Midlands 4 18 2 3 3 0 6 7 23
South West 28 10 22 28 18 5 5 4 12
West Midlands 18 46 40 67 26 0 113 30 45
North West 57 74 47 38 36 49 0 56 40
South East 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ENGLAND 197 195 190 230 172 134 179 184 252
WALES 57 57 45 56 63 63 13 50 81
SCOTLAND 92 69 54 117 94 46 112 120 51
Multi Regional 1 0 13 3 1 13 0 0 12
GREAT BRITAIN 346 321 302 406 330 256 304 355 395
NORTHERN IRELAND 21 23 40 40 43 87 26 56 87
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM 367 344 342 446 373 343 330 410 482

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