To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total Government money awarded under the city grant scheme, breaking down the sum for each year and indicating how much was awarded by urban development corporations for each year; and how many jobs have been created under the city grant scheme.

The amounts of city grant approved in each financial year since the scheme's introduction in May 1988 are shown in the table. The approvals from my Department in total, including projects not yet completed are expected to provide over 21,600 jobs and those from the urban development corporations over 9,400.