§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when his Department invited applications for the special grants scheme; what was the closing date for submissions; how many projects have been put forward; and when he expects to announce the successful applicants.
§ Sir George YoungMy right hon. Friend announced the introduction of the special grants programme on 29 551W November 1983 and invited applications by the end of December. As 1984–85 is the first year of this new programme, applications received after that date were also considered.
About 120 eligible applications have been received. I have already announced some grant awards and others will be announced shortly.