Chuka Umunna – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2014-04-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many bids by LEPS to the (a) regional growth fund and (b) exceptional regional growth fund have been (i) under discussion with officials, (ii) submitted, (iii) approved and (iv) rejected in each (A) bidding round and (B) region.
Michael Fallon
All bids received to the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) and for exceptional RGF (eRGF) support are discussed with officials as part of the appraisal process. The following table lists bids received directly from Local Enterprise Partnerships to the RGF by bidding round and the outcome.
RGF Round 2
|
Region |
Number of bids received |
Number of bids selected |
Number of bids not selected |
|
Yorkshire & Humber |
5 |
1 |
4 |
|
North East |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
South East |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
North West |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
East Midlands |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
West Midlands |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
East of England |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
South West |
3 |
2 |
1 |
RGF Round 3
|
Region |
Number of bids received |
Number of bids selected |
Number of bids not selected |
|
Yorkshire & Humber |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
North East |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
South East |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
North West |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
East Midlands |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
West Midlands |
8 |
4 |
4 |
|
East of England |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
South West |
4 |
1 |
3 |
RGF Round 4
|
Region |
Number of bids received |
Number of bids selected |
Number of bids not selected |
|
Yorkshire & Humber |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
North East |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
South East |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
North West |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
East Midlands |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
West Midlands |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
East of England |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
South West |
1 |
1 |
0 |
