§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide figures on regional development grants for(a) the number of applications outstanding on 31 March 1988, (b) the number of those outstanding applications that have subsequently been processed, (c) the number of applications that are still outstanding and (d) the total amount of money paid out since 31 March 1988.
§ Mr. LangThe figures requested for applications in Scotland under the revised regional development grant scheme are as follows
Number of applications outstanding at 31 March 1988: 5,117Number of these fully processed by 15 March 1989: 4,414Number under consideration but awaiting response from the applicants: 703Number of applications awaiting attention: nilTotal payments made between 31 March 1988 and 10 March 1989: £47.7 million
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide figures on regional selective assistance for(a) the total number of applications received since 1 April 1988, (b) the number of applications that have been processed and (c) the total amount of money paid out since 1 April 1988.
§ Mr. LangIn the period 1 April 1988 to 15 March 1989, 242 applications for regional selective assistance (RSA) were received in Scotland. Of these, 199 have been fully processed. The remaining 43 are being processed. Total payments of RSA in Scotland in the same period have amounted to £33.0 million.