§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the grants and loans provided by his Department to businesses together with the criteria they have to fulfil. [28183]
§ Mr. Richard Page[holding answer 7 May 1996]: Grants are available directly to eligible businesses under the following schemes and programmes.
- British National Space Centre: Applications Technology Support Programme
- British National Space Centre: Earth Observation Programme
- British National Space Centre: Space Telecommunications Programme
- Carrier Technology Programme
- Civil Aircraft Research and Demonstration Programme
- Clean Coal Technology Programme
- Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme
- EUREKA (Collaborative Technology Projects)
- Export Marketing Research Scheme
- Information Society Initiative
- Innovative Manufacturing Initiative
- Launch Aid
411 - LEXAS (Languages in Export Advisory Scheme)
- LINK
- North America Now: Strategic Alliance Service
- OSSCAR (Offshore Supplies and Service Company Assistance for Research)
- Outward Missions Scheme
- Overseas Project Fund
- Overseas Science and Technology Expert Mission Scheme (OSTEMS)
- Overseas Trade Services: Hands on Training Scheme (HOTS)
- Regional Selective Assistance
- Renewable Energy Programmes
- Shipbuilding Intervention Fund
- SMART (Small Firms Merit Award for Research and Technology)
- SPUR and SPUR+ (Support for Products Under Research)
- Trade Fairs Support Scheme
My Department does not normally give loans, although it guarantees loans under the small firms loan guarantee scheme and the home shipbuilding credit guarantee scheme. My Department also gives financial assistance to businesses in forms other than grants or loan guarantees under various schemes and programmes.
Details of eligibility criteria for the schemes or programmes listed can be obtained by applicants direct from my Department.