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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses have been assisted research and development grants/Smart; and to what value in each (a) region and (b) constituency since 2000. [200536] Nigel Griffiths: The following table shows the number and value of Smart and research and development grants by region. Data are not available by constituency. Number and value of offers: Smart and grant for research and development _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000-011 2001-022 2002-032 2003-042 Number Value Number Value Number Value Number Value (£000) (£000) (£000) (£000) East 59 3,994 81 4,854 167 9,771 174 12,355 East Midlands 35 1,925 47 1,940 69 4,933 64 3,830 London 14 852 38 1,752 63 3,815 109 7,697 North East 10 542 17 1,162 36 1,518 37 2,284 North West 62 3,803 111 5,824 134 6,889 145 8,251 South East 77 5,586 103 6,232 198 9,886 203 12,916 South West 26 1,624 66 3,577 65 2,398 46 2,714 West Midlands 48 2,486 62 3,091 43 2,392 36 2,743 Yorks and Humber 50 3,297 90 4,993 98 4,787 105 6,638 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Excludes Smart Technology Reviews and Studies, Micro and Exceptional Projects which were centrally administered. 2 Excludes Smart Technology Reviews and Studies which were centrally administered.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

200536; 428 c214-6W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Business Grants Government assistance Small businesses Research SMART awards

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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