§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list for each region the take-up of(a) investment grants and (b) innovation grants; and what was the total amount spent in each year since their introduction.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 21 December 1989]: The requested information, with regard to take-up and expenditure in 1988–89 and 1989–90 (to end November) for the regional enterprise grant scheme is as follows: