§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what factors determine the dates on which he(a) closes applications for financial assistance under the financial instrument for fisheries guidance and (b) announces the award of grant; and when he expects to give his decision in respect of applications for financial assistance under the financial instrument for fisheries guidance submitted for consideration in the current round. [14134]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe financial instrument for fisheries guidance—FIFG—schemes opened on 1 July 1994 and applications may be submitted at any time. However, to allow sufficient time to appraise, consult and select the best applications, only applications submitted earlier than three months prior to the planned announcement of awards are considered in that tranche. The timing of each tranche is determined by the number of applications and the total amount of grant sought, the quality of applications, and the availability of funds at the appropriate time to service successful projects.
The present intention is that the next round of FIFG awards will be announced in June 1996.
§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been(a) the grant value and (b) the number of applications for financial assistance under the financial instrument for fisheries guidance currently 454W lodged with his Department which (i) have been received since the present round opened and (ii) have been carried over from an earlier round. [14136]
§ Mr. RobertsonThere have been 42 applications seeking grant totalling £5,031,319 since the last tranche closed. In addition, there are 50 applicants carried over from previous rounds seeking grant of £7,765,172.