§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will list the projects for which assistance under the Konver programme has been sought but for which no decision has been made; [17757]
(2) if he will list the projects for which assistance under the Konver programme has been refused; [17755]
(3) what is his assessment of the success of the projects funded by the Konver programme since it began; [17768]
(4) if he will list the projects which have been funded by the Konver programme since it began, the total value of each such project, and the value of the contribution made in each case by the Konver programme. [17756]
§ Mr. EggarLists of both the successful and unsuccessful applications for Konver I were placed in theLibraries of both Houses in December 1993. There are no outstanding decisions on the Konver I projects.
900WIt is too early in the life of the programme to assess how successful the projects are going to be. Many projects still have a year to run. As is usual with all programmes, an independent evaluation will be undertaken.
For Konver II, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Leeds, Central, (Mr. Fatchett) on 20 March 1995, Official Report, columns 796–97.