§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total sum granted to non-statutory organisations in each of the years 1973–74.
£000 (outturn prices) 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78* Design Council …. …. …. …. …. 851.0 1,182.0 1,577.0 1,956.0 2,052.0 British National Committee on Ocean Engineering … … … … … 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Institute of Patentees and Inventors … … … 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 National Computing Centre … … … 627.0 785.0 1,156.0 1,192.0 150.0 North of England Development Council … 40.0 100.0 100.0 113.2 150.0 North West Development Association … 20.0 67.5 67.5 67.5 100.0 Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association … … … … … — 12.0 12.0 15.0 22.5 Total … … … … … 1,542.5 2,151.0 2,917.0 3,348.2 2,479.0 *Estimate. Final decisions have not yet been taken for later years.