HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 cc203-4W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total budget of the European Community's BRITE/EURAM feasibility awards in each year since their establishment; and what proportion of this was granted to(a) the northern region and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole.

Mr. McLoughlin

The European Community's budget for BRITE-EURAM feasibility awards since its establishment were:

Year Ecu (£)
1989 1,500,000 (1,110,000)
1990 1,925,000 (1,424,500)
1991–94 5,631,109 (4,167,020)

(a) Feasibility awards are not analysed by region so figures are not available.

(b) (b) The United Kingdom as a whole won the following proportion of feasibility awards:

Year Per cent.
1989 30
1990 17
1991–94 12

Feasibility awards represent only 1 per cent. of the total BRITE-EURAM budget.