§ Lord Dormand of Easingtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What grant they have paid to the Northern Development Company in each year since its formation.
§ Lord TrefgarneSince the Northern Development Company effectively started on 1st April 1987, it has received or been offered grant from Government which, for each year, amounted to:
Year DTI Grant DTI Grant DEm Grant Total Inward Core investment Programme £ £ £ £ 1987/88 908,000 180,000 30,000 1,118,000 1988/89 935,000 200,000 30,000 1,165,000 1989/90 981,000 200,000 30,000 1,211,000 1990/91 1,180,000 30,000 1,210,000 The NDC is funded by the Department of Trade and Industry for inward investment activities. For the three years 1987/88 to 1989/90, the NDC received additional pump priming funding from the DTI to fund a "core programme" of activities aimed at encouraging regional regeneration in the North of England. The Department of Employment also provides co-funding of certain NDC activities.