Written question asked by Jenny Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 October 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 November 1997. It was answered by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 November 1997 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many bids were made in 1997 in the United Kingdom under the ADAPT training programme to run from 1997 to 1999; how many bids were successful; and what proportion of the United Kingdom allocated budget has been committed to United Kingdom projects. - Inc figs. (Further information at 306 c181-2W)

Answer: Ms Jennifer Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many bids were made in 1997 in the United Kingdom under the ADAPT training programme to run from 1997 to 1999; how many bids were successful; and what proportion of the United Kingdom allocated budget has been committed to United Kingdom projects. [14264] Mr. Andrew Smith: In the United Kingdom, 344 bids were assessed in 1997 under the ADAPT Programme. Of these, 185 were successful. The Programme budget for ADAPT for the period 1995 to 1999 is 316,812,000 Million ECU of which 192,174,790 Million ECU-- 670.7 per cent.--has been committed to projects. 12,508,706 Million ECU has been allocated to Technical Assistance.

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