HC Deb 18 March 1965 vol 708 cc316-7W
Mr. Armstrong

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total financial assistance given to firms in the North-East development districts for the 12 months ending 31st March, 1964 and the nine months ending 31st December, 1964; and what was the average capital commitment for each job to be created.

Mr. Darling

The information is given in the following table:

OFFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FIRMS IN NORTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Loans Grants Total Total assistance per estimated additional job
£'000 £'000 £'000 (£)
April, 1963-March, 1964 … 1,995 2,093 4,089 480
April-December, 1964 … 4,889 3,264 8,153