§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the take-up rates have been for the New Elements of the Smart scheme in each quarter since their inception in 1999. [152057]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe figures in the following tables show the number of applications received and offers made under the Smart scheme from 1 March 1999. The new elements introduced under Smart in 1999 were Micro Projects, Technology Reviews and Technology Studies. Micro projects were launched in August 1999 and Reviews and Studies in October 1999.
The Feasibility, Development and Micro elements of Smart closed to applications on 31 August 2003. The Reviews and Studies element closed to applications on 31 May 2003.
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1999–2000 Q1 April to
June
Q2 July to
September
Q3 October to
December
Q4 January
to March
Total Feasibility Application 61 81 75 57 274 Offer 33 58 97 63 251 Development Application 41 37 41 43 162 Offer 18 49 39 26 132 Micro Application 0 0 9 26 35 Offer 0 0 2 11 13 Reviews Application 0 0 2 4 6 Offer 0 0 0 6 6 Studies Application 0 0 3 1 4 Offer 0 0 0 4 4
2000–01 Q1 April to
June
Q2 July to
September
Q3 October to
December
Q4 January
to March
Total Feasibility Application 64 78 87 111 340 Offer 61 43 66 67 237 Development Application 63 52 43 65 223 Offer 43 32 46 31 152 Micro Application 40 53 40 50 183 Offer 23 24 39 19 105 Reviews Application 5 16 12 31 64 Offer 4 13 11 27 55 Studies Application 3 6 12 12 33 Offer 4 13 11 27 55 Studies Application 3 6 12 12 33 Offer 3 5 10 11 29
2001–02 Q1 April to
June
Q2 July to
September
Q3 October to
December
Q4 January
to March
Total Feasibility Application 95 102 118 118 433 Offer 66 83 81 82 312 Development Application 45 51 55 64 215 Offer 36 38 30 41 145 Micro Application 50 50 49 53 202 Offer 21 21 26 38 106 Reviews Application 38 44 72 62 216 Offer 35 35 62 46 178 Studies Application 12 12 20 24 68 Offer 7 9 8 12 36 781W
2002–03 Q1 April to
June
Q2 July to
September
Q3 October to
December
Q4 January
to March
Total Feasibility Application 132 219 198 180 729 Offer 107 102 139 150 498 Development Application 71 101 90 69 331 Offer 51 59 67 60 237 Micro Application 28 56 63 48 195 Offer 18 36 40 40 134
2002–03 Q1 April to June Q2 July to September Q3.October to December Q4 January to March Total Reviews Application 73 74 53 43 243 Offer 56 65 52 44 217 Studies Application 16 22 9 12 58 Offer 13 20 10 13 56
2003–04 Q1 April to June Q2 July to September Q3 October to December Total Feasibility Application 192 166 0 358 Offer 158 115 73 346 Development Application 79 29 0 108 Offer 50 34 29 113 Micro Application 43 19 0 62 Offer 24 17 9 50 Reviews Application 106 0 0 106 Offer 93 0 0 93 Studies Application 17 0 0 17 Offer 16 0 0 16