Research and Development Grants Joan Ruddock To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) individuals and (b) businesses in (i) the Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (ii) Lewisham borough received a grant for research and development in each of the past two years. Margaret Hodge The London Development Agency, which has have responsibility for administering the Grant for Research and Development in London, has confirmed that no individuals or businesses have been offered grants in the Lewisham, Deptford constituency or within the London borough of Lewisham in the past two years.