Special Development Areas (Hansard, 24 February 1971)

§ Mr. James Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will extend the financial assistance granted for three years to new industries coming to a special development area, to established firms in such areas; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Anthony Grant
No. Operational grants were specifically designed to give additional assistance to new incoming industry to the special development areas.

§ Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the location of all special development areas in the United Kingdom and state the amount of Government aid to each area in the years 1968 to 1970.

§ Mr. Anthony Grant
The following employment exchange areas in Great Britain are special development areas:

WALES

^*Aberdare. Neath.

Abertillery. Newbridge.

Ammanford. Pontardawe.

Bargoed. Pontlottyn.

Blackwood. ^*Pontyclun.

Brynmawr. ^*Pontypridd.

Cymmer. Resolven.

^*Dowlais. Tonypandy.

Ebbw Vale. ^*Tonyrefail.

Ferndale. Tredegar.

Garnant. ^*Treharris.

Maesteg. Treorchy.

^*Merthyr Tydfil. Ystalyfera.

^*Mountain Ash. Ystrad Mynach.

SCOTLAND

^*Airdrie. ^*Johnstone.

^*Alexandria. ^*Kilsyth

^*Barrhead. ^*Kilwinning.

^*Bellshill. ^*Kinning Park.

^*Blantyre. ^*Kirkintilloch.

^*Bridgston. ^*Larkhall.

^*Cambuslang. Lesmahagow.

^*Carluke. Leven and Methil.

^*Clydebank. ^*Maryhill.

^*Coatbridge. ^*Motherwell.

^*Cumbernauld. ^*Paisley.

^*Dalry. ^*Parkhead.

^*Dumbarton. ^*Partick.

^*East Kilbride. ^*Port Glasgow.

^*Glasgow(South Side). ^*Renfrew.

^*Govan. ^*Rutherglen.

Girvan. ^*Saltcoats.

^*Greenock. Sanquhar.

^*Hamilton. Shotts.

^*Helensburgh. ^*Springburn.

^*Hillington. ^*Uddingston.

^*Irvine. ^*Wishaw.

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NORTHERN REGION

Ashington. Maryport.

Aspatria. Millom.

Bedlington. ^*Newburn.

^*Blaydon. ^*Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Blyth. ^*North Shields.

Birtley. ^*Pallion.

Bishop Auckland. ^*Peterlee.

Chester-le-Street. ^*Prudhoe.

Cleator Moor. ^*Seaham.

Cockermouth. Seaton Delaval.

Consett. Shildon.

Crook. ^*South Shields.

Durham. ^*South Shields.

^*East Boldon. Spennymoor.

^*Elswick. Stanley.

Evenwood. ^*Sunderland.

^*Felling. ^*Walker.

^*Gateshead. ^*Wallsend.

Haltwhistle. ^*Washington.

^*Hartlepool ^*West Moor.

^*Hartlepool Headland. Whitehaven.

Houghton-le-Spring. ^*Whitley Bay.

^*Jarrow and Hebburn. ^*Wingate.

Lanchester Workington.

^* Special development area as from 18th February, 1971.

Different arrangements for assistance to industry apply in Northern Ireland and these are a matter for the Northern Ireland Government.
I regret that the information requested on expenditure is not readily available.

§ Mr. William Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the estimated cost of the proposal to create a special development area in Central West Scotland; and what provision has been made for such expenditure in the White Paper on Public Expenditure 1969–70 to 1974–75, Command Paper No. 4578.

§ Mr. Anthony Grant
The White Paper made no allowance for this expenditure, which cannot be reliably estimated in individual special development areas.

WALES
^*Aberdare.	Neath.
Abertillery.	Newbridge.
Ammanford.	Pontardawe.
Bargoed.	Pontlottyn.
Blackwood.	^*Pontyclun.
Brynmawr.	^*Pontypridd.
Cymmer.	Resolven.
^*Dowlais.	Tonypandy.
Ebbw Vale.	^*Tonyrefail.
Ferndale.	Tredegar.
Garnant.	^*Treharris.
Maesteg.	Treorchy.
^*Merthyr Tydfil.	Ystalyfera.
^*Mountain Ash.	Ystrad Mynach.

SCOTLAND
^*Airdrie.	^*Johnstone.
^*Alexandria.	^*Kilsyth
^*Barrhead.	^*Kilwinning.
^*Bellshill.	^*Kinning Park.
^*Blantyre.	^*Kirkintilloch.
^*Bridgston.	^*Larkhall.
^*Cambuslang.	Lesmahagow.
^*Carluke.	Leven and Methil.
^*Clydebank.	^*Maryhill.
^*Coatbridge.	^*Motherwell.
^*Cumbernauld.	^*Paisley.
^*Dalry.	^*Parkhead.
^*Dumbarton.	^*Partick.
^*East Kilbride.	^*Port Glasgow.
^*Glasgow(South Side).	^*Renfrew.
^*Govan.	^*Rutherglen.
Girvan.	^*Saltcoats.
^*Greenock.	Sanquhar.
^*Hamilton.	Shotts.
^*Helensburgh.	^*Springburn.
^*Hillington.	^*Uddingston.
^*Irvine.	^*Wishaw.

NORTHERN REGION
Ashington.	Maryport.
Aspatria.	Millom.
Bedlington.	^*Newburn.
^*Blaydon.	^*Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Blyth.	^*North Shields.
Birtley.	^*Pallion.
Bishop Auckland.	^*Peterlee.
Chester-le-Street.	^*Prudhoe.
Cleator Moor.	^*Seaham.
Cockermouth.	Seaton Delaval.
Consett.	Shildon.
Crook.	^*South Shields.
Durham.	^*South Shields.
^*East Boldon.	Spennymoor.
^*Elswick.	Stanley.
Evenwood.	^*Sunderland.
^*Felling.	^*Walker.
^*Gateshead.	^*Wallsend.
Haltwhistle.	^*Washington.
^*Hartlepool	^*West Moor.
^*Hartlepool Headland.	Whitehaven.
Houghton-le-Spring.	^*Whitley Bay.
^*Jarrow and Hebburn.	^*Wingate.
Lanchester	Workington.
^* Special development area as from 18th February, 1971.