§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will list the total amount of regional aid made available to Scotland in each of the years 1950 to 1975; (2) if he will list the
£ million 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 Scotland … … 98.1 87.2 85.2 108.6 146.3 228.0 Wales … … 50.7 44.7 53.6 65.7 81.5 104.0 All figures are gross and include payments to nationalised industries. Major items included are the regional employment premium, regional development grants, selective financial assistance (Section 7) under the Industry Act 1972, Local Employment Act assistance and the investment grant differential.