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Research and Development
Jim Cousins:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many and what value of (a) research and development grants and (b) SMART awards were made in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in each year since 1998–99. [38323]
Alun Michael
[holding answer 19 December 2005]: The number and value of SMART and grant for research and development offers in Newcastle upon Tyne since 1998–99 is shown in the following table. The legacy SMART scheme closed to new applications in 2003.
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| Grant for research and
development
| SMART
|
|---|
| Number | Value (£) | Number | Value (£)
|
|---|
| 1998–99 | — | — | 11 | 469,774
|
| 1999–2000 | — | — | 11 | 1,074,083
|
| 2000–01 | — | — | 4 | 211,650
|
| 2001–02 | — | — | 6 | 1,166,694
|
| 2002–03 | — | — | 8 | 325,000
|
| 2003–04 | — | — | 6 | 335,454
|
| 2004–05 | 4 | 348,651 | — | —
|
Jim Cousins:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2005, Official Report, column 1484W, on research and development, what the total value was of the grants in each region set out in the tables. [38324]
Alun Michael
[holding answer 19 December 2005]: The total value of grant for research and development awards since the product's introduction in June 2003 is shown in the following tables:
Value of grant for research and development offers 2004–05
£
| Region | Micro | Research | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | 198,926 | 1,777,014 | 3,309,986 | 500,000
|
| East Midlands | 20,000 | 712,592 | 964,615 | —
|
| London | 53,869 | 1,976,920 | 1,826,819 | 841,100
|
| North East | 81,598 | 391,673 | 2,026,783 | —
|
| North West | 100,000 | 1,098,120 | 3,468,606 | 746,930
|
| South East | 208,221 | 751,946 | 1,906,406 | 591,286
|
| South West | 114,434 | 242,638 | 966,481 | —
|
| West Midlands | 77,822 | 594,287 | 1,749,070 | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | 255,348 | 1,356,361 | 1,491,602 | —
|
Value of grant for research and development offers 2003–04
£
| Region | Micro | Research | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | 221,379 | 2,006,965 | 1,447,837 | 2,768,860
|
| East Midlands | 248,310 | 408,190 | 1,374,605 | —
|
| London | 255,426 | 1,606,297 | 2,277,796 | —
|
| North East | 47,375 | 75,000 | 586,899 | —
|
| North West | 532,877 | 1,138,618 | 1,700,813 | 246,614
|
| South East | 245,671 | 1,374,582 | 3,293,215 | 354,420
|
| South West | 226,736 | 263,849 | 1,070,319 | 664,750
|
| West Midlands | 130,311 | 179,736 | 1,863,070 | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | 261,840 | 906,365 | 1,952,836 | 433,890
|
Information for the legacy Smart scheme is shown in the following tables:
Value of Smart offers 2004–05
£
| Region | Micro | Feasibility | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midlands | — | — | — | —
|
| London | — | 45,000 | — | —
|
| North East | — | 77,063 | — | —
|
| North West | — | 45,000 | 90,349 | —
|
| South East | — | — | — | —
|
| South West | — | — | — | —
|
| West Midlands | — | — | — | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | — | — | — | —
|
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Value of Smart offers 2003–04
£
| Region | Micro | Feasibility | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | 60,425 | 3,506,083 | 1,716,201 | 626,971
|
| East Midlands | 39,425 | 884,865 | 874,886 | —
|
| London | 15,500 | 1,844,415 | 1,347,355 | 350,000
|
| North East | 27,455 | 834,488 | 712,854 | —
|
| North West | 39,686 | 2,581,296 | 1,606,636 | 404,573
|
| South East | 173,528 | 3,732,705 | 2,977,328 | 764,123
|
| South West | 65,095 | 360,000 | 62,894 | —
|
| West Midlands | 15,408 | 335,540 | 219,353 | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | 44,714 | 1,557,676 | 1,480,946 | —
|
Value of Smart offers 2002–03
£
| Region | Micro | Feasibility | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | 118,193 | 4,566,175 | 4,698,391 | 388,690
|
| East Midlands | 64,855 | 1,386,516 | 2,820,361 | 661,000
|
| London | 177,421 | 2,106,426 | 1,534,220 | 105,000
|
| North East | 78,542 | 1,057,084 | 382,494 | —
|
| North West | 252,419 | 3,273,547 | 3,275,242 | 87,853
|
| South East | 220,782 | 3,168,398 | 5,159,998 | 1,336,837
|
| South West | 189,068 | 1,290,119 | 919,083 | —
|
| West Midlands | 5,550 | 1,083,382 | 1,302,820 | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | 268,488 | 1,608,495 | 2,610,216 | 300,000
|
Value of Smart offers 2001–02
£
| Region | Micro | Feasibility | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | 44,652 | 2,076,248 | 2,732,858 | —
|
| East Midlands | 170,171 | 967,559 | 802,149 | —
|
| London | 65,900 | 1,112,499 | 573,429 | —
|
| North East | 10,000 | 613,473 | 103,080 | 435,267
|
| North West | 135,879 | 3,119,975 | 2,568,000 | —
|
| South East | 107,438 | 3,037,073 | 1,826,697 | 1,260,924
|
| South West | 247,658 | 852,142 | 2,027,623 | 450,000
|
| West Midlands | 122,719 | 1,404,636 | 1,263,214 | 300,000
|
| Yorks and Humber | 128,223 | 1,967,778 | 2,886,899 | —
|
Value of Smart offers 2000–01
| Region | Micro | Feasibility | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | — | 1,665,938 | 1,878,378 | 450,000
|
| East Midlands | — | 1,083,564 | 841,345 | —
|
| London | — | 305,007 | 547,319 | —
|
| North East | — | 313,584 | 228,246 | —
|
| North West | — | 1,623,187 | 2,179,788 | —
|
| South East | — | 2,006,380 | 2,801,279 | 777,945
|
| South West | — | 657,716 | 966,222 | —
|
| West Midlands | — | 1,457,471 | 1,028,180 | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | — | 1,138,482 | 2,158,852 | —
|
| Centrally administered(17) | 1,016,651 | — | — | 3,214,000
|
Value of Smart offers 1999–2000
£
| Region | Feasibility | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | 1,899,994 | 1,481,016 | —
|
| East Midlands | 758,301 | 1,355,508 | —
|
| London | 453,154 | 176,374 | —
|
| North East | 833,060 | 847,690 | —
|
| North West | 632,374 | 597,661 | —
|
| South East | 1,010,587 | 1,592,949 | —
|
| South West | 939,265 | 821,632 | —
|
| West Midlands | 1,331,092 | 466,068 | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | 1,402,824 | 1,733,433 | —
|
Centrally administered(17)
— | — | 1,034,000
|
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Value of Smart offers 1998–99
£
| Region | Feasibility | Development | Exceptional
|
|---|
| East | 1,210,635 | 1,643,736 | —
|
| East Midlands | 1,114,713 | 1,473,796 | —
|
| London | 538,575 | 835,044 | —
|
| North East | 697,562 | 509,519 | —
|
| North West | 709,192 | 1,447,840 | —
|
| South East | 1,498,416 | 1,689,782 | —
|
| South West | 1,053,572 | 1,476,502 | —
|
| West Midlands | 1,385,675 | 1,146,625 | —
|
| Yorks and Humber | 1,639,249 | 1,766,283 | —
|
Centrally administered(17)
— | — | 1,132,399
|
(17)Prior to August 2000, Exceptional projects were administered centrally by SBS.
Shopping Fraud
Mrs. James:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what awareness campaigns his Department is running about internet shopping fraud during the Christmas shopping period; and if he will make a statement. [36211]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
There is already information available from Consumer Direct Online about how to shop onlinesafely and how to avoid being a victim of fraud. Their website address is www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/general/internet.
The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 protect consumers against payment card fraud including credit cards. The regulations apply to contracts made at a distance including online ones. The card issuer is required to reimburse consumers the full amount in the event of fraudulent use of the consumer's card.
The Government have been involved in the development of Get Safe Online at www.getsafeonline.org. This project is an alliance of public and private sector, which brings together a number of UK Government Departments and law enforcement organisations with a number of high profile private sector companies to provide a free, public service. This campaign, launched on 27 October, is targeted at micro business and consumers and is primarily aimed at educating internet users in safer and more secure use of computers and the internet.
The Home Office also created, and maintains the 'e-tailing mini site', which forms part of the crime reduction website. The mini site www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/fraud/preventationadvice provides information to help both businesses and consumers protect themselves specifically when using the internet.
