HC Deb 20 March 1989 vol 149 cc442-3W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give(a) the total number of applications received for investment grants from 1 April 1988 to the most recent date for which figures are available, (b) the total number of applications approved, (c) the total amount of expenditure involved and (d) the total estimated expenditure planned for that period and the estimated expenditure for 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92.

Mr. Peter Walker

Under the regional enterprise grant scheme 277 applications for investment projects were received by my Department and 111 offers of grant to the value of £688,350 were made in the period 1 April 1988 to 28 February 1989. Most of these offers will not fall due for payment until 1989–90 and subsequent years. The revised total provision for payments in the 1988–89 financial year is £0.2 million. Vote provision for 1989–90 is shown in the Supply Estimates published on 14 March and planned provision in 1990–91 and 1991–92 is £5.6 million and £5.7 million respectively.

Nursing and Midwifery Staff NHS Scotland (WTE)
1975 1980 1985 1986 1987 11988
Total 52,540 58,602.5 62,562.1 62,868.2 63,388.3 63,909.0
Qualified 24,246 28,028.4 33,803.3 34,426.1 35,109.8 35,663.4
In training 11,096 12,414.3 11,366.7 11,190.7 10,830.4 10,828.4
Unqualified 17,198 18,159.8 17,392.1 17,251.4 17,448.1 17,417.2
1Provisional.

Note: Data at 30 September.