§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications have been received, rejected, withdrawn and offered under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act, 1960, in Wales for each year 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72.
§ Mr. Anthony Grant:Payments of grants and loans under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act in Wales have been as follows:
1969–70 1970–71 1971–72* £ £ £ Loans 4,337,000 3,414,000 1,494,000 Grants 264,593 95,558 1,010,144 * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications for operational grants were received, rejected, withdrawn, and offered under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act, 1960, for new firms being set up in the Welsh special development areas in each financial year 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72.
§ Mr. Anthony Grant:Following is the information:
Numbers 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72* Applications Received 18 28 33 Applications Rejected 6 4 8 Applications Withdrawn 2 3 10 Offers 27 8 17 * Provisional figures.
§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total amount of assistance granted in 20W loans and grants under Section 4 of the Local Employment Act in Welsh development areas in 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72.
§ Mr. Anthony Grant:Following is the information:
Numbers 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72* Applications Received 118 81 74 Applications Rejected 25 15 17 Applications Withdrawn 28 33 25 Offers 54 27 34 * Provisional figures.