§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will estimate the amount of expenditure on the business innovation grant scheme to be paid out in each of the standard English regions and Wales for each year 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92;
(2) if he will estimate the amount of expenditure on the business investment grant to be paid out in each of the standard English regions and Wales for each year 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92;
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe estimated expenditure for the two elements of the regional enterprise grant scheme for 1989–90 are £4.78 million for investment grants and £2.25 million for innovation grants for England as a whole. Information about planned expenditure on regional assistance in 1990–91 and 1991–92 was published in the public expenditure White Paper on 30 January.
Current year figures and estimates for future expenditure in England are not broken down by regions. Questions about the operation of regional enterprise grants in Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.