§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what funding the Government have provided for the freight facilities grant in each year since the scheme was established. [11302]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe following table lists the grants awarded and, where available, the spend in each year since 1975–76 in Great Britain.
Year Award £ Spend £ 1975–76 1,038,000 — 1976–77 3,332,000 — 1977–78 6,536,000 — 1978–79 6,967,000 — 1979–80 4,930,000 — 1980–81 8,078,000 — 1981–82 5,077,000 — 1982–83 3,863,000 — 1983–84 9,465,000 — 1984–85 6,213,000 — 1985–86 8,994,000 7,055,000 1986–87 1,945,000 5,739,000 1987–88 1,212,000 4,205,000 1988–89 440,000 1,600,000 1989–90 4,087,000 1,000,000 1990–91 1,188,000 3,500,000 1991–92 1,771,000 1,200,000 1992–93 7,602,000 1,700,000 1993–94 403,000 5,798,000 1994–95 2,912,000 2,800,000 1995–96 7,773,000 4,000,000 1996–97 4,359,000 3,453,000 The time needed to construct or procure capital assets means that there is inevitably a lag between award and payment of grant. In some cases where grant has been awarded, the applicant has decided not to proceed with the scheme.