§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list each grant-making scheme and initiative which has been launched by his Department since May 1997, together with funds available for distribution in 2001–02. [157162]
§ Dr. HowellsInformation on the Department's schemes and initiatives together with planned expenditure for 2001–02 and outturns are available in the annual Expenditure Plans Reports, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.
A list of main grant-making schemes and initiatives launched by the Department since May 1997 is as set out.
DTI grant-making schemes and initiatives launched since May 1997
- Biotechnology Exploitation Platform Challenge
- Biowise
- Coal Operating Aid Scheme
- Development Fund and Community Finance Initiative elements of the Phoenix Fund
- Enterprise Grant Scheme
- Higher Education Innovation Fund/Reach Out Fund
- ICT Carrier programme
- Internet Incubator Fund
- Joint Infrastructure Fund (and its predecessor, Science Research Infrastructure Fund)
- LINK Foresight Awards
- Manufacturing for Biotechnology
- Partnership Fund
- Public Sector Research Exploitation Fund
- Recycling Programme
- Regional Innovation Fund
- Science Enterprise Challenge
- Sustainable Technologies Initiative
- University Challenge
- University Innovation Centres
- Note: Some of these were launched jointly with other organisations