HC Deb 24 June 1988 vol 135 cc758-9W
Mr. Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing for each of the past four years the funding provided under the terms of the Co-operative Development Agency and Industrial Development Act 1984, as well as an estimate of the funds which will be available in the current year.

Mr. Cope

The Co-operative Development Agency's estimated funding for the 1988–89 financial year under the terms of the Co-operative Development Agency and Industrial Development Act 1984 has been approved at £240,000. The table shows for each of the past four years the funding provided under the terms of the Co-operative Development Agency Act 1978, as amended by the Co-operative Development Agency and Industrial Development Act 1984.

Year Funding £'000s
1 April 1984–31 March 1985 200
1 April 1985–31 March 1986 200
1 April 1986–31 March 1987 235
1 April 1987–31 March 1988 200

Also, under the terms of the Industrial Development Act 1982, £40,000 was made available in 1987–88 and £45,000 has been approved for 1988–89