Regional Selective Assistance

HC Deb 20 February 1997 vol 290 cc723-4W

Mr. Brian David Jenkins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what studies he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the comparative success of each English region in securing funding for regional selective assistance. [17192]

Mr. Greg Knight

Funding for RSA is held centrally by the Department but the appraisal of most applications and decisions on whether to offer support are taken by the relevant Government Office against criteria which are common to all regions. There is no pre-set allocation of RSA funds between regions. The amount of RSA offered in each region depends on the applications received and whether these meet the scheme criteria. Data for individual regions is published by HMSO in the annual report on the Industrial Development Act 1982.