§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report the number and value of applications for assistance under the various Industry Acts from the Aberdeen area and the number and value of those granted in the years 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1978–79 to the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldAssistance has been made available under the Industry Act 1972 to firms in the Aberdeen travel-to-work area as follows in the period to 31 December 1978:
PART 1. PAYMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT OVER £25,000
Number of firms Value £ 1976–77 15 1,634,000 1977–78 14 1,029,000 1978–79 24 2,246,000
PART 2. SECTION 7. OFFERS OF REGIONAL SELECTIVE ASSISTANCE
Applications Offers Number Value Number Value £ £ 1976–77 11 2,779,000 9 734,000 1977–78 21 7,538,000 20 1,585,000 1978–79 3 246,000 3 198,000
SECTION 8. OFFERS OF SELECTIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Applications Offers Number Value Number Value £ £ 1976–77 8 4,373,000 3 83,000 1977–78 7 9,768,000 5 2,218,000 1978–79 6 34,279,000 4 143,000 Assistance is also given by the National Enterprise Board under the Industry Act 1975.
I shall write to my hon. Friend to detail the employment effects of these offers.