§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what applications were made by metropolitan districts for supplementary credit approvals in each of the last three years; how much of each sum granted was(a) unused or (b) not used within the time limit attached to the approval; and if she will make a statement. [2871]
§ Mrs. GillanThe information requested on applications is as follows:
Year Sum of bids £ m Number of bids 1993–94 22.9 94 1994–95 36.3 104 1995–96 43.3 103 Further bids are likely during the remainder of the 1995–96 financial year.
Information on supplementary credit approvals which authorities have not used is not held centrally.