§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for regional selective assistance the total number of applications(a) received and (b) processed from 1 April 1988 to 31 December 1988; the total amount paid out in that period and the total estimated expenditure for the year 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989.
§ Mr. Ian LangThe information requested is shown below for the period 1 April to 31 December 1988.
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Regional Selective Assistance Totals £ million Number of applications received 188.0 Number of applications processed 171.0 Payment authorisations made 23.5 The provision of the financial year 1988–89 is £60.4 million. Expenditure under this scheme is normally concentrated in the last quarter of the financial year.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total estimated expenditure on regional development grant and regional selective assistance in each of the years 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91.
§ Mr. LangThe provision for regional development grant and regional selective assistance for the financial year 1988–89 is £60.3 million and £60.4 million respectively. Figures for 1898–90 and 1990–91 will be published in theScottish Commentary in February 1989.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for regional development grants(a) the number of applications outstanding on 31 March 1988, (b) the number of those applications processed by 31 December 1988, (c) the number currently outstanding and (d) the total amount of money paid out since 31 March 1988 in regional development grants to those applications.
§ Mr. LangThe figures requested for applications in Scotland under the revised regional development grant scheme are as follows:
Totals Number of applications outstanding at 31 March: 5,117 Number of these processed by 31 December: 3,297 Number still outstanding at 19 January: 1,678 Payment authorisations made by 19 January on these applications: £13.1 million