HC Deb 29 March 1994 vol 240 cc648-9W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what major building projects valued at over £1 million are being or have been wholly or partly financed since 1989 in(a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley, (c) Rotherham and (d) Wakefield by his Department; and what was the cost of each project to his Department.

Mr. Sainsbury

Regional selective assistance grants can be offered in support of investment projects which create or maintain jobs. While the details concerned are commercially confidential, five projects involving building costs of over £1 million have received RSA offers since 1 April 1989, as shown in the table.

In addition, English Estates has been undertaking building and development activities in these areas supported in part by grant aid from the Department.

Number of projects Total project costs £ million Building costs £ million Grant £ million
5 81.6 15.7 8.55