HC Deb 23 July 1993 vol 229 cc520-2W
Mr. Purchase

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what projects have been funded since January 1990 under the arrangements, consequent to the winding up of the Co-operative Development Agency, for providing £200,000 a year for three years for innovative co-operative projects; if he will list the dates on which the funding commenced and the amount provided; and how many applications were rejected.

Mr. McLoughlin

[holding answer 19 July 1993]: The Government have contributed or committed in excess of £475,000 since January 1991 to fund 16 development projects to help improve the business performance and

Contractors Project(s) Start date Budget
United Kingdom Co-operative Council (UKCC) Pump-priming United Kingdom Co-operative Council 1 April 1991 90,000
Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) Kitemark-Workers Code of Practice 3 April 1992 30,000
Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) Promotion of Co-ops to Corporate Purchasers 3 April 1992 40,000
David Hall Partnership Co-op Research - Successful Co-operation 26 June 1992 26,157
United Kingdom Co-operative Council (UKCC) Pump-priming United Kingdom Co-operative Council 1 April 1992 45,000
Industrial Common Ownership Finance (ICOF) Financial Needs Analysis 17 June 1992 39,422
Scottish Wholefoods Collective Warehouse (SWCW) Consultancy Network 7 July 1992 23,325
Scottish Co-op Development Company (SCDC) Phoenix Co-operative Initiative 13 May 1992 40,500
Plunkett Foundation Training provision for Directors of Co-ops 26 March 1992 18,802
Plunkett Foundation Ownership options for Public Services 26 March 1992 20,388
Open University Community Care 17 June 1992 32,943
Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) Turnaround Courses 4 February 1993 4,700
Nottingham Co-operative Development Agency Marketing Group Guides 15 March 1993 4,339
Industrial Common Ownership Movement Dissemination of Promotion of Co-ops to Corporate Purchasers September 1993 6,500
Plunkett Foundation Dissemination of Ownership Options for Public Services September 1993 7,745
Plunkett Foundation Dissemination of Training provision for Directors of Co-ops October 1993 7,500
Open University Dissemination of Community Care Project September 1993 4,700
Open University Directory of Worker Co-ops in the United Kingdom June 1993 9,988
Open University Workshop on Co-op Development Activities June 1993 3,067
Scottish Co-operative Development Company (SCDC) Dissemination of Phoenix Co-operative Initiative September 1993 8,000
Baker Brown Associates Pathways to Co-operation June 1993 22,266
United Kingdom Co-operative Council (UKCQ/Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM) Co-ops for One Stop Shops September 1993 30,000
Scottish Wholefoods Collective Warehouse (SWCW) Printing and Dissemination of Consultancy Network Report August 1993 4,200

Mr. Purchase

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has to continue funding innovative co-operative projects; and what sums are available in the current financial year.

Mr. McLoughlin

[holding answer 19 July 1993]: My Department is currently supporting a number of development projects relating to co-operative businesses and has already committed over £100,000 to these in the current financial year. We do not plan to make any further funding available specifically to support co-operative projects but will be assisting in their relationships with business links.

competitiveness of co-operative businesses. Twenty-eight proposals have not been supported. The list of supported projects is shown in the table.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 22 July 1993]: The appointments of British Coal Corporation members are subject to the provisions of the Coal Industry Nationalisation (National Coal Board) Regulations 1946.

Regulation 3 in essence requires members

  1. (a) to disclose to my right hon. Friend full particulars of any interest or securities held or acquired in any undertaking carrying on a business similar to that at any time carried on by the corporation; and
  2. (b) to disclose at a meeting of the members of the corporation any direct or indirect interest in a contract made or proposed by the Corporation.

I have no present plans to revise those regulations.