§ Mr. HicksTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was(a) the number of applications that have been made for regional selective assistance, (b) the number approved, (c) the total financial value of the approved applications and (d) the average time taken to process and approve the applications in the last three years for which figures are available in each United Kingdom assisted area. [16978]
§ Mr. OppenheimIn the period 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1995 the figures for Great Britain were:
Assisted area Number of applications received Number of applications approved Value of applications approved (£ million) Average processing time (working days) East 75 47 3.0 30 East Midlands 202 111 11.2 56 London 60 44 3.1 42 Merseyside 404 267 46.4 52 North East 829 635 95.8 25 North West 893 740 66.7 39 South East 96 72 5.1 41 South West 320 230 32.8 50 West Midlands 892 635 68.7 25 York and Humberside 615 440 53.4 35 Scotland 860 719 333.1 32 Wales 721 583 236.7 40