HC Deb 15 January 1981 vol 996 cc593-4W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list in the Official Report the disbursements made during the current financial year from the £55 million microprocessor application programme.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Almost £28 million of the £55 million allocated to the programme has now been committed. Actual disbursements betwen 1 April 1980 and 9 January 1981 amounted to £6.329 million, broken down as follows:

£ million
Awareness seminars 0.023
Exhibitions 0.048
Studies 0.354
Schools computer competition 0.088
Grants for training courses 1.138
Open university course development 0.171
TUC shopfloor training courses 0.087
Grants for feasibility studies (612 studies) 1.162
Support for development projects (payments made on 186 projects) 2.866
Miscellaneous (literature, films, slides, etc.) 0.392
6.329