§ 88. Mr. Chetwyndasked the President of the Board of Trade what grants and loans have been made each year from
SUMS SPENT IN EACH DEVELOPMENT AREA IN RESPECT OF GRANTS AND LOANS UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRY ACT, 1945 Financial Year Total Expenditure North Eastern South Wales and Monmouthshire Wrexham West Cumberland South Lancashire Merseyside Scotland £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1945–46 — — — — — — — — 1946–47 120,730* 41,910 74,895 — — — — 3,925 1947–48 601,128 25,570 422,016 — — — — 153,542 1948–49 833,679 88,484 548,920 6,950 72,252 — — 117,073 1949–50 823,683 153,477 410,372 5,250 50,098 2,700 — 201,786 1950–51 1,082,185 138,533 397,768 550 16,300 — 40,000 489,034 1951–52 1,075,843 57,832 446,009 2,536 93,790 — — 475,676 1952–53 1,166,542† 21,885 332,755 914 69,500 396 — 741,092 TOTALS 5,703,790 527,691 2,632,735 16,200 301,940 3,096 40,000 2,182,128 NOTES: * This now excludes £6,637 paid under Section 8 of the Act and included in the figures given on 11th November. † Corrected figure.