§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many applications have been made by(a) each county council, (b) each district council and (c) Wales as a whole for telecentres under the strategic development scheme; and how many and what proportion of such bids have been successful.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThere has been:(a) one successful bid by Gwynedd county council for 1995–96; one successful bid by Powys county council for 1994–95 and three unsuccessful bids for 1995–96—two bids were joint bids with Radnor district council and Brecknock borough council respectively. No other county councils have made applications for SDS funding of telecentres centres.
There has been: (b) one unsuccessful bid by Aberconwy borough council for 1994–95; one unsuccessful bid from Colwyn borough council for 1995–96; one unsuccessful bid by Ceredigion district council for 1994–95 and one unsuccessful bid by Brecknock borough council for 1995–96, which was a joint bid with Powys county council; oneunsuccessful bid by Radnor borough council for 1995–96, which was a joint bid with Powys county council. No other borough or district councils have made applications for SDS funding of telecentres.
There have been: (c) nine bids for SDS funding of, telecentres for the 1994–95 and 1995–96 SDS rounds: the joint bids have been counted as one in both cases. Three bids were successful, a 33 per cent. success "rate.