§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the estimated total value of assistance approved under the Local Employment Acts in 1971 compared with 1969 and 1970;and how much of this assistance was included within the Merthyr Tydvil constituency.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret that information is not readily available in the form requested. The total value of assistance approved in the development and intermediate areas has been as follows
£ million 1969–70 … … … 83.9 1970–71 … … … 70.2 1971–72 … … … 64.2* * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications for operational grants were received in 1970 and in the first quarter of 1972 under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act, 1960, for new firms being set up in the Special Development Areas; how they compare with 1969 and 1970; how many grants were offered, rejected or withdrawn; how many are under consideration; and how many in each of the instances were within the Merthyr Tydvil constituency.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret that information is not readily available in the form requested. Details of applica-246W tions for and offers of operational grants are as follows:
APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATIONAL GRANTS Financial Year 1st January 1972–31st March,1972* Application Nos. 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72* Received 65 71 186 44 Rejected 14 8 39 2 Withdrawn 18 6 21 1 Offered 88 18 43 4 Under consideration at 3 1st March, 1972 91 * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the value of assistance offered under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act 1960 in 1971 and the first quarter of 1972; how they compare with 1969 and 1970;and what was the value of such assistance to firms in the Merthyr Tydvil constituency.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret that information is not readily available in the form requested. Offers of loans and grants in the development areas under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act have been as follows:
£ million 1969–70 39.5 1970–71 32.0 1971–72 23.9* 1972 (1st January to 31st March) 6.1* * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications have been received during 1971 and the first quarter of 1972 under section 4 of the Local Employment Act 1960;how this compares with 1969 and 1970; how many offers of assistance were made; how many were rejected and withdrawn; how many are still under consideration; and how many in each of these cases which were received and dealt with were within the Merthyr Tydvil constituency.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret that information is not readily available in the form requested. Details of applications for and offers of assistance in the 247W Development Areas under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act are as follows:
APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 4 OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ACT Financial Year 1st January, 1972–31st March, 1972* Application Nos. 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72* Received 512 457 591 155 Rejected 119 79 90 5 Withdrawn 165 137 118 9 Offered 320 150 117 8 Under consideration at 31st March, 1972 294 * Provisional figures.