§ Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many voluntary organisations are waiting for approval of seed corn grants by his Department under the scheme to assist voluntary organisations to set up energy conservation schemes using Manpower Services Commission 636W funding; what is the average number of weeks it takes to approve such applications; and how many such grants have been approved to date.
§ Mr. MellorThere are 24 applications for seed corn grants awaiting approval by my Department and it is currently taking about 14 weeks to process new applications. 45 applications have been processed to date, 42 of which were approved.