§ 70. Mr. A. Jenkinsasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of aplications made to the Special Areas Reconstruction Association for financial assistance to establish new industries in South Wales and Monmouthshire; the number granted; and similar information for England and Scotland?
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Lieut.-Colonel Colville)I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the figures for which he asks in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following are the figures:Out of the total number of loans (namely 74) so far approved by the Association the figures for loans to new industries are:—
| Applications for loans to new industries. | Applications approved.* | |
| South Wales | 45 | 9 |
| Durham & Tyne-side. | 72 | 17 |
| Cumberland | 15 | 6 |
| Scotland | 14 | 4 |
| Total | 146 | 36 |
| * A number of applications in addition to those approved are still under consideration. |