HC Deb 08 March 1971 vol 813 cc34-5W
Mr. Pardoe

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the total loss to Cornwall of Her Majesty's Government's decision to phase-out the regional employment premium.

Mr. Higgins

Payments of R.E.P. to manufacturing employers in the South-Western Development Area are currently estimated to amount to about£2 million annually. Separate figures for Cornwall are not available.

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