North West Development Agency: Grants

Mr. Jamie Reed
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many (a) research and (b) development grants were awarded by the North West Development Agency in each of the last five financial years.

Mr. Timms
The research and development grants awarded by the North West Development Agency in each of the last five financial years are detailed in the following.

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|       |Awards|Offers (£)|Awards|Offers (£)|
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|2002-03|74    |3,273,547 |60    |3,615,514 |
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|2003-04|74    |3,719,914 |71    |4,531,199 |
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|2004-05|18    |1,143,120 |35    |4,405,885 |
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|2005-06|6     |447,590   |11    |1,505,211 |
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|2006-07|11    |665,560   |36    |3,542,250 |
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