§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much state and agency aid, including Regional Selective Assistance has been given to projects in the counties of(a) Clwyd and (b) Flintshire since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [63936]
§ Mr. HainA range of assistance, including grant aid, has been provided by the Welsh Office, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Welsh Development Agency, the Development Board for Rural Wales, the Wales Tourist Board, the Training and Enterprise Councils, local authorities and other business development organisations. Information on all of these is not held centrally.
Grants offered since 1990 under Regional Selective Assistance (the main form of regional aid in Wales), Regional Investment Grant, and Regional Innovation Grant were as follows:
£ million Clwyd Flintshire Regional Selective Assistance 118.0 61.2 Regional Investment Grant 1.9 0.9 Regional Innovation Grant 3.5 1.5 In total, these grants supported some 636 different projects with a projected total investment value of around £ 1 billion, and which should create or safeguard over 18,000 jobs.