§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many applications were(a) received, and (b) approved for business development consultancy initiatives from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989; and what was the total amount of expenditure involved, for each of the regions of his Department, Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. ForthIn the period from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989, 19,691 applications were received for the business 301W development consultancy initiatives. In the same period 14,221 applications were approved for assisted consultancy. The Department's contribution to the cost of completed consultancies totalled £14.3 million. It is estimated that those consultancies not completed by 31
(a) (b) (c) (d) DTI Region/Country Number of applications received Number of applications approved for assisted consultancy DTI Expenditure on completed consultancies Estimated expenditure on outstanding consultancies (£'000) (£'000) North East 1,003 751 686 980 North West 2,954 2,401 2,744 3,643 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,917 1,359 1,601 1,910 West Midlands 2,102 1,456 1,558 2,740 East Midlands 1,173 916 943 1,447 South West 1,933 1,141 886 1,711 South East: Cambridge 1,439 915 643 1,229 London 2,199 1,504 1,415 1,817 Reading 1,136 871 672 1,115 Reigate 1,116 820 658 1,066 Scotland 1,529 1,235 1,644 2,076 Wales 1,190 852 843 1,200 Total 19,691 14,221 14,293 20,934