§ Dr. HampsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, by region, the figures for city grants approvals and achievements since May 1988 in terms of(a) schemes approved, (b) grants approved (c) total private sector investment and (d) the gearing ratio and jobs created. [10188]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe following table provides the information requested for city grant applications administered either centrally by my Department, or by English partnerships since 10 November 1993, city challenge partnerships and the urban development corporations.
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Region Schemes approved1 Grants approved £ million Private investment £ million Gearing ratio Jobs created North-east 105 104.183 824.798 7.92 8,398 North-west 139 134.003 657.063 4.90 16,185 Yorkshire and Humberside 104 78.760 278.280 3.53 13,541 Merseyside 68 55.807 213.400 3.82 7,464 West Midlands 130 141.321 552.622 3.91 20,221 East Midlands 55 52.028 145.239 2.79 5,815 Eastern Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil South-west 12 22.894 52.472 2.29 2,939 South-east 4 4.262 30.841 7.24 835 London 46 50.776 229.240 4.51 6,674 Total 663 644.034 2,983.955 4.63 82,072 1 This does not include approved schemes on which grant was not drawn down.