Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered am ar 9 Gorffennaf 2009.
Mark Oaten
Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol, Winchester
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
(1) what estimate he has made of the maximum number of car purchases which may be supported by the car scrappage scheme;
(2) how much of the funding allocated to the car scrappage scheme has been disbursed to date.
Ian Lucas
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Business and Regulatory Reform)
holding answer
£300 million of Government funding has been allocated to cover a small amount of monitoring and administration costs and the rest to support car purchases. Over 94,000 orders for new vehicles have been taken since the scheme was announced in the Budget and over £14 million has been paid out by Government.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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