§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give the total amount of expenditure on business development consultancy initiative between 1 April 1988 and 31 March 1989 and for each of the region and island authorities in Scotland.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 29 June 1989]: In the period from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 the Department contributed £1.6 million to the cost of consultancies in Scotland under the business development consultancy initiatives. It is estimated that those consultancies not completed by 31 March 1989 will cost the Department a further £2.1 million. A breakdown of expenditure for each region and island authority in Scotland is not available.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give the total number of applications(a) received and (b) approved for business development consultancy initiative between April 1988 and 31 March 1989 and for each of the region and island authorities in Scotland.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 29 June 1989] In the period from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989, a total of 1,529 applications were received for the business development consultancy initiatives in Scotland. In the same period, 1,235 applications were approved for assisted consultancy. A breakdown of the applications received and approved for each region and island authority in Scotland is as follows:
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(a) (b) Region/Island authority Number of applications received Number of applications approved for assisted consultancy Borders 36 34 Central 57 46 Dumfries and Galloway 23 11
(a) (b) Region/Island authority Number of applications received Number of applications approved for assisted consultancy Fife 65 53 Grampian 163 116 Highland 43 29 Lothian 239 188 Strathclyde 797 680 Tayside 101 76 Orkney 2 — Shetland 1 — Western Isles 2 2 Total 1,529 1,235