§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what selective assistance grants he has provided to Blyth Valley since May 1997. [157294]
§ Mr. CabornThe two main forms of selective assistance available to business in Blyth Valley are Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) and the new Enterprise Grant (EG) launched in January 2000. Details of take up in Blyth Valley are given in the tables.
Applications Grant (£) Capital expenditure (£) Jobs 1997–98 RSA 6 2,220,000 12,012,300 678 1998–99 RSA 14 2,739,000 16,042,700 387 1999–2000 RSA 11 1,960,000 16,452,000 374 2000–01 RSA 0 0 0 0 EG 3 41,150 275,400 19