HC Deb 22 June 1992 vol 210 cc63-4W
Dr. Godman

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the distribution of Renaval programme moneys in terms of(a)regions assisted, (b)projects receiving financial support, (c)amounts given by Her Majesty's Government to regions and projects and (d)matching funds provided by local authorities.

Mr. Sainsbury

The table shows the amount allocated from European regional development fund to each current prices and at 1984–85 prices is set out in the following table. The schemes covered in the table are regional development grants, regional selective assistance and regional enterprise grants. A more detailed breakdown by assisted area is available only at disproportionate cost.

Renaval programme and the total grant so far committed in each programme. The award of grants to projects is a matter for the programme monitoring committees.

Co-funding of the non-grant element of project costs may be from central Government, local authorities or other sources.

Distribution of Renaval programme grant
Programme Allocation ERDF grant £ million Value of grant so far approved £ million
Plymouth 10.7 1.3
Tyne and Wear 23.0 13.0
Middlesbrough and Langbaurgh (Cleveland) 4.3 1.2
Wirral and Sefton (Merseyside) 5.6
Fife 2.4 0.9
Strathclyde 15.0 1.5
TOTAL 61.0 17.9