§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what were the aggregate sums of money spent by his
PAYMENTS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT £000 1974 1975 1976 1977 Total Special Development Area (by Region) Northern … 27,700 35,200 51,400 41,800 156,100 North West … 200 20,900 35,900 29,600 86,600 Wales … 8,400 14 500 19,000 18,900 60,800 Scotland … 26,900 42,600 55,800 43,400 168,700
OFFERS OF REGIONAL SELECTIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER SECTION 7 £000 1974 1975 1976 1977 Total Special Development Area North East England … … … 5,310 6,726 10,327 11,157 33,520 West Cumbria … … … 397 670 274 1,254 2,595 Merseyside … … … 12,343 5,285 5,075 8,871 31,574 West Central Scotland … … … 9,186 12,062 9,121 8,443 38,812 Arbroath/Dundee … … … — — 50 267 317 Glenrothes/Methill … … … 718 355 311 12 1,396 Girvan … … … 29 81 — 49 159 Livingston New Town … … … 1,095 228 657 736 2,716 South Wales … … … 6,165 9,093 7,463 729 23,450 North West Wales … … … 1,321 972 1,395 1,755 5,443
OFFERS OF REGIONAL SELECTIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER SECTION 8 £000 1974 1975 1976 1977 Total Special Development Area North East England … … … 11 — 5,273 1,372 6,656 West Cumbria … … … — 3 7 13,755 13,765 Merseyside … … … — — 1,724 434 2,158 West Central Scotland … … … 109 172 2,083 1,557 3,921 Arbroath/Dundee … … … — — — 186 186 Glenrothes/Methill … … … — — — 179 179 Girvan … … … — — — — — Livingston New Town … … … — — — — — South Wales … … … — — 76 288 364 North West Wales … … … — — — 13 13 Assistance has also been made available to the shipbuilding industry under Parts II and III of the Industry Act 1972; and to industry generally by the National Enterprise Board under the Industry Act 1975.