§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will specify the number of claims made to his Department during 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 by companies based in Wales for science and technology grants; and if he will identify how many of the claims had projected costs below £100,000.
§ Mr. ButcherThe total number of applications from companies based in Wales, for project support under the principal schemes of the Science and Technology Act, are as follows. Applications with eligible project costs below £100,000 are listed separately.
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Number of applications Total With project costs below £100,000 1979–80 16 9 1980–81 16 8 1981–82 30 10 1982–83 47 17 1983–84 89 50 1984–85 43 18