§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much money in constant values has been spent per head of the population in creating jobs in the last six years in Scotland, in Wales, and in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region; and if he will express this in terms of the total amount granted, and the amount per capita in each of the above areas.
§ Mr. Cryer, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 8th November 1977; Vol. 938, c. 92], gave the following information
I regret that information is not available in precisely the form requested. However, the best estimates of regional assistance to industry at 1977 prices, for the period 1971–72–1976–77 are as follows:
Mr. Alan WilliamsI visited Liverpool on 8th November formally to launch building operations on a six-acre inner city factory site at King Edward Street. The Department is to build on it the 20 small advance factory units totalling 88,000 sq. ft. that I announced on 26th July in reply to a Question from my hon. Friends. About 350 jobs are expected to be provided when these units are completed and occupied. I am grateful to my hon. Friend and his Merseyside colleagues for their welcome for a project which they have advocated.