§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade in the last two financial years, how many know-how fund projects were awarded to(a) companies, (b) large partnerships or institutions and (c) individuals or small partnerships; in each case how many were based in Scotland; and what was the total value in categories (a) to (c).[13978]
§ Mr. FoulkesI have been asked to reply.
Information on know-how consultancy contracts is not recorded in the categories sought and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information can be provided in two categories: corporate (companies, partnerships and institutions-small and large) and non-corporate (self-employed individuals) contracts. This is set out below:
Year Number Value (£) of contracts awarded Total value (£) 1995–96 Corporate 333 45,644,200 — Non-corporate 49 3,678,126 49,322,326 1996–97 Corporate 488 81,757,274 — Non-corporate 81 3,315,631 85,072,905 Contracts awarded to companies with headquarters in Scotland are not recorded separately.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total budget allocated to the know-how fund for each of the last two years; and how much of that budget was spent on administration.[13972]
§ Mr. FoulkesI have been asked to reply.
Know-how fund expenditure in the last two financial years was as follows:
- 1995–96: £86.26 million
- 1996–97: £90.70 million
In addition, DFID and FCO provided a total of £3 million each year from their running cost budgets to administer the fund.