§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Industry what steps have been taken to ensure that projects offered financial assistance under the accelerated projects scheme have adhered to their accelerated timetable; and in what percentage of those projects delays have occurred.
§ Mr. CryerAll projects assisted under the accelerated projects scheme are580W monitored to check progress, on which assistance payments are conditional. It is estimated that some 10 per cent. of the expenditure brought forward by the scheme has been delayed for three months or more. Where appropriate payments have been withheld or warnings given.