§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total amount of regional assistance grant to industry in(a) the Buckingham constituency, (b) each constituency in the south-east of England and (c) the average per constituency in each year since 1992. [43295]
§ Alan Johnson(a) Nil—the Buckingham constituency is not within an Assisted Area or Enterprise Grant Zone;
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(c) the average per constituency:
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Regional selective assistance grant awarded from 1992 to 2001 Constituency Number of grants Total amount (£) Average per constituency (£) 1992 1— 1— 1— 1993 Faversham 2 36,500 18,250 1994 Bexhill and Battle 1 40,000 40,000 Dover 3 80,570 26,856 Faversham 12 497,770 41,480 Folkestone and Hythe 3 140,000 46,666 Hastings and Rye 5 163,912 32,782 Isle of Wight 10 579,529 57,952 North Thanet 1 650,000 650,000 South Thanet 10 733,200 73,320 1995 Bexhill and Battle 5 182,000 36,400 Dover 4 232,750 58,187 Faversham 15 831,000 55,400 Folkestone and Hythe 6 359,200 59,866 Gillingham 1 750,000 750,000 Hastings and Rye 14 449,000 32,071 Isle of Wight 12 861,100 71,758 North Thanet 15 1,367,200 91,146 South Thanet 15 921,612 61,440 1996 Bexhill and Battle 7 1,033,900 147,700 Dover 9 1,779,000 197,666 Faversham 7 805,000 115,000 Folkestone and Hythe 6 1,106,590 184,431 Hastings and Rye 7 430,000 61,428 Isle of Wight 16 591,500 36,968 North Thanet 16 2,655,500 165,968 South Thanet 17 4,819,348 283,491 1997 Bexhill and Battle 2 17,250 8,625 Dover 4 130,000 32,500 Faversham 7 513,000 73,285 Folkestone and Hythe 5 236,000 47,200 Hastings and Rye 6 282,000 47,000 Isle of Wight 10 257,750 25,775 North Thanet 8 405,600 50,700 South Thanet 14 3,642,000 260,142 1998 Bexhill and Battle 1 7,000 7,000 Faversham 10 270,500 27,050 Folkestone and Hythe 4 327,500 81,875 Hastings and Rye 4 238,000 59,500 Isle of Wight 5 727,000 145,400 North Thanet 8 560,400 70,050 South Thanet 11 2,896,000 263,272 1999 Bexhill and Battle 1 97,000 97,000 Canterbury 1 12,000 12,000 Dover 6 110,500 18,416 Faversham 12 592,100 49,341 Folkestone and Hythe 3 86,000 28,666 Hastings and Rye 4 226,500 56,625 Isle of Wight 8 1,350,000 168,750 North Thanet 4 391,000 97,750 South Thanet 10 598,500 59,850 2000 Bexhill and Battle 3 93,000 31,000 Brighton Kemptown 1 660,000 660,000
Regional selective assistance grant awarded from 1992 to 2001 Constituency Number of grants Total amount (£) Average per constituency (£) Brighton Pavilion 1 95,000 95,000 Dover 3 1,051,160 350,386 Folkestone and Hythe 4 369,000 92,250 Hastings and Rye 4 150,500 37,625 Isle of Wight 5 1,171,700 234,340 North Thanet 4 325,000 81,250 South Thanet 7 308,200 44,028 2001 Dover 1 100,000 100,000 Faversham 1 75,000 75,000 North Thanet 4 2,260,000 565,000 South Thanet 1 5,000,000 5,000,000 1 No Grants awarded Enterprise grants for each parliamentary constituency in the south-east of England in each year since 1992 are set out in the table:
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Enterprise grants awarded from 1999 to 2001 Constituency Number of Grants Total amount (£) Average per constituency (£) 1999 1— 1— 1— 2000 Faversham 3 100,250 33,416 Hastings and Rye 2 26,800 13,400 Isle of Wight 1 55,000 55,000 Lewes 2 100,900 50,450 North Thanet 3 105,950 35,316 South Thanet 3 116,900 38,966 2001 Bexhill and Battle 2 98,500 49,250 Canterbury 2 89,250 44,625 Dartford 1 16,500 16,500 Dover 2 20,950 10,475 Faversham 10 330,850 33,085 Folkestone and Hythe 3 92,654 30,884 Gillingham 1 72,000 72,000 Hastings and Rye 3 175,350 58,450 Hove 3 104,700 34,900 Isle of Wight 14 239,675 17,119 Lewes 3 136,949 45,649 Maidstone 1 60,150 60,150 Medway 5 149,420 29,884 Mid Kent 1 28,800 28,800 North Thanet 1 36,000 36,000 Portsmouth North 3 24,150 8,050 Portsmouth South 2 35,437 17,718 South Thanet 1 27,000 27,000 1 No grants awarded. In the south-east region only the following constituencies are eligible for regional assistance:
Ashford, Bexhill and Battle, Brighton Kemptown, Brighton Pavilion, Canterbury, Dartford, Dover, Faversham, Folkestone and Hythe, Gillingham, Gravesham, Hastings and Rye, Hove, Isle of Wight, Lewes, Maidstone, Medway, Mid Kent, North Thanet, Portsmouth, North, Portsmouth, South, Shoreham, South Thanet, Tonbridge and Mailing.Figures have been suppliedonly for these constituencies and where a grant has been given.The following constituencies have received no grant:RSA: Medway, Tonbridge and MailingEnterprise Grant: Ashford, Brighton Pavilion, Gravesham, Shoreham.Average figures have been calculated on a simple arithmetic basis.