§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reason the planned expenditure on regional selective assistance for 2000–01 given on page 62 of Cm 4611 differs from total provision given on page 201. [121002]
§ Mr. ByersThe total gross provision for regional selective assistance in 2000–01 given on page 201 of Cm 4611 (£125.25 million) includes provision for the Enterprise Grant scheme. The figures on page 62 have been separated into individual lines on the Enterprise Grant scheme (£9.0 million) and the main Regional Selective Assistance programme (£116.3 million).
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how much of the difference between total provision of, and estimated outturn spending on, regional selective assistance in 1999–2000 results from the delay in agreeing a legal regional selective assistance map; [121003]
(2) for what reason the estimated outturn spending on regional selective assistance given on page 62 of Cm 4611 differs from the total provision given on page 201. [121001]
§ Mr. ByersI refer the right hon. Gentleman to footnote(a) on page 62 of Cm 4611 which states that the difference resulted from a number of large projects failing to reach their trigger points for grant because of slower than expected progress.
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of the offers of regional selective assistance cited on page 59 of Cm 4611 have been delayed by the absence of a legal regional selective assistance map. [121005]