§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Industry, if he will issue a general direction to the Post Office not to deliver unaddressed and unfranked party-political documents.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldNo.
ASSISTANCE TO PROJECTS IN CHESHIRE Calendar year and Travel-to-work area Section 7 Section 8 Total Assistance per head of working population £ £ £ £ 1975 Congleton … … … … 62,250 — 62,250 7.18 Crewe … … … … … 110,542 — 110,542 2.02 Chester … … … … — — — — Macclesfield … … … … 29,361 — 29,361 1.06 Northwich … … … … 7,560 — 7,560 0.19 Widnes … … … … 271,940 — 271,940 4.97 Warrington … … … … 105,506 — 105,506 1.35 Ellesmere Port … … … 1,761,196 — 1,761,196 2.75 1976 Congleton … … … … 49,690 — 49,690 5.72 Crewe … … … … … 125,800 387,000 512,800 9.36 Chester … … … … 7,420 — 7,420 0.12 Macclesfield … … … … — — — — Northwich … … … … 696 — 696 0.02 Widnes … … … … 1,784,025 31,250 1,815,275 33.15 Warrington … … … … 163,335 62,400 225,735 2.88 Ellesmere Port … … … 8,464,355 1,577,518 10,041,873 15.70 1977 Congleton … … … … 179,158 6,780 185,938 21.42 Crewe … … … … … 547,543 39,802 587,345 10.72 Chester … … … … … — — — — Macclesfield … … … … 49,355 — 49,355 1.79 Northwich … … … … 99,710 — 99,710 2.50 Widnes … … … … 960,542 89,650 1,050,192 19.18 Warrington … … … 1,780,791 — 1,870,791 23.90 Ellesmere Port … … … 6,756,428 336,269 7,092,697 11.08
ASSISTANCE TO PROJECTS IN THE FIVE MAIN ASSISTED AREAS OF GREAT BRITAIN £ million £ million £ million £ 1975 … … … … … 88.94 1.64 90.58 8.84 1976 … … … … … 77.63 106.65 184.28 17.98 1977 … … … … … 72.76 90.94 163.70 15.97 Note: The Travel-to-Work Areas of Warrington and Ellesmere Port include parts of Lancashire and Merseyside. Regional development grants have also been paid under Part I of the Industry Act but details on a county basis are not readily available.