§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give(a) the total number of applications received for investment grants and innovation 71W grants from 1 April 1988 to 30 September 1989, (b) the total number of applications approved, (c) the total amount of expenditure involved and (d) the total estimated expenditure planned for 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92 in cash at constant prices.
§ Mr. LangThe figures requested for investment grants and innovation grants, within the regional enterprise grant scheme, are as follows:
Number Number of applications received between 1 April 1988 and 30 September 1989 797 Number of offers made between 1 April 1988 and 30 September 1989 445 Total value of these offers £4 million Total gross expenditure on regional enterprise grants in 1988–89 was £282,000 (equivalent to around £300,000 at estimated constant 1988–89 prices). Gross provision for 1989–90 is £6 million although we do not expect this to be fully taken up. Planned net provision for regional selective assistance and related schemes (including regional enterprise grants) consistent with figures given in "Public Expenditure to 1991–92, A Commentary on The Scotland Programme" for each of the years 1990–91 and 1991–92 is approximately £80 million.