§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many firms in the Hull area have received SMART development money over the past five years; and if she will indicate the companies concerned and the amounts involved. [7099]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe following businesses in the Hull Travel-to-Work Area have been offered Smart or SPUR awards since 1 April 1996:
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Financial year/name of business Type of award Value of grant offer (£) 1996–97 Ion Coat Ltd. SMART1 45,000 Newlands Technology Ltd. SMART 45,000 Nucleus SMART 45,000 Electronic Automation Ltd. SPUR2 123,985 Colt Industrial Services Ltd. SPUR 22,500 1997–98 Applied Analysis Ltd. Smart 43,890 Flexible Fabric Consulting Smart 45,000 Smart Solutions Smart 37,145 KTP Ltd. SPUR3 74,900 1998–99 Colt Industrial Services Ltd. Smart 96,177 Commercial Systems Ltd. Smart 45,000 Ebortec Ltd. Smart 44,880 Eurosere UK Ltd. Smart 45,000 Ion Coat Ltd. Smart 88,390 Scope Engineering Ltd. Smart 21,565 Essential Nutrition Ltd. SPUR3 89,250
Financial year-name of business Type of award Value of grant offer (£) 1999–2000 Broady Valves Ltd. Smart 36,360 Newlands Technology Ltd Smart 44,353 Partoria Engineering Ltd. Smart 35,908 Precision Drilling 2000 Ltd. Smart 45,000 2000–01 Condor Projects Ltd. Smart 18,750 Z-Cars Ltd. Smart Micro4 10,000 2001–02 Clearview Ltd. Smart 35,678 1 SMART was merged with SPUR on 1 April 1997 to form a new Smart scheme, to provide grants for feasibility studies and development projects 2 SPUR provided grants for development projects 3 Although SPUR was closed on 31 March 1997, a small number of former SMART award winners were still eligible to apply for SPUR awards after that date 4 Smart Micro Projects were introduced in October 1999. Grants are provided towards the costs of developing simple prototypes