§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number and value of regional development grant applications in Wales for(a) 1985–86, (b) 1986–87, (c) 1987–88 and (d) 1988–89.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe number of applications received by my Department under the revised regional development grant scheme (RDG II) and the related project expenditure were as follows:
Year 1Number of applications 2Related project expenditure (£ million) 1985–86 952 169 1986–87 1,640 351 1987–88 3,438 1,567 1 The RDG II scheme closed to new applications on 31 March 1988. Ineligible applications received subsequent to that date have been excluded from the answer. 2 The related project expenditure represents the capital expenditure forecast to be incurred by applicants on projects toward which grant is sought. An RDG II applicant is not required to state the value of grant applied for.