§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the Make It Back Home project was launched by the Local Enterprise Development Unit; in what countries it was advertised; how many applications have been made to date from each such country; and how many persons have been assisted and at what total and average cost(a) to date and (b) to the end of the period in which grant assistance will he paid to those currently accepted under the scheme. [3456]
§ Mr. AncramLEDU launched its first "Make It Back Home" campaign in 1987 under the name "Success in the West" and advertising subsequently took place in the following countries:
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- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- New Zealand
- Australia.
Applications received so far are as follows:
Country Number of applications received United Kingdom 89 United States of America 17 Australia 2 Canada 6 Saudi Arabia 1 Rupublic of Ireland 3 Total 118 A total of 90 companies have been assisted to date with a total funding commitment of £938,544.
The total cost of assistance actually paid to date is £699,358 with an average cost per project of £7,770.
The average cost, once all moneys committed to these 90 companies have been paid will be £10,428 per project.