HC Deb 08 May 1989 vol 152 cc329-30W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was(a) the total number of applications received for innovation grants from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989, (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 120 applications for innovation projects were received by my Department and 31 offers of grant to the value of £598,165 were made in the period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989.

There were no reported cases in 1986.

The number of reported cases in Wales in each of the past 12 months is as follows:

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on 20 March 1989 for details of planned and future expenditure provision.