HC Deb 02 February 1994 vol 236 cc767-8W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will itemise the expenditure on the administration of regional enterprise grants, including printing, advertising and stationery costs as well as worker expenses(a) over the last year and (b) since the scheme was developed.

Mr. Sainsbury

Expenditure on the administration of regional enterprise grants in England in 1992–93, the first year for which figures have been published, totalled around £1 million. Publicity costs, which included printing, advertising and stationery costs, totalled £3,400 for the same year. Comparable figures for the years since the scheme began in 1988 are not available.