§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out for each year from 1985–86 to 1993–94(a) the number of offers made for regional, selective assistance, (b) the value of the offers and (c) the number of requests for regional selective assistance refused.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 7 July 1994]: The number and value of offers made and the number of requests refused for regional selective assistance in England from 1985–1986 to 1992–93 is set out in the table. Information on regional selective assistance for 1993–94 is not yet available.
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Offers Made Number Value £ million Number of applications rejected 1985–86 720 110.9 146 1986–87 1,025 122.2 102 1987–88 1,553 164.1 125
Offers Made Number Value £ million Number of applications rejected 1988–89 1,261 120.3 134 1989–90 1,180 101.5 132 1990–91 906 98.9 92 1991–92 787 89.4 154 1992–93 834 94.9 146