§ 36. Mr. John Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many grants have been given to promote industrial expansion in Scunthorpe in each of the last five years.
Mr. Alan WilliamsI regret that the information is not available exactly in 485W the form requested, but the following are the details of the grants paid to firms in Scunthorpe under sections 7 and 8 of the
GRANTS OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SCUNTHORPE TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA Grants offered under section 7 of Industry Act 1972 Year in which offers were made Number of projects in respect of which grants were offered Value of grants offered (£)
Total cost of projects (£)
1974 1 1,482 20,000 1975 5 10,574 2,336,000 1976 3 64,689 642,000 1977 2 576,388 38,052,000 1978 1 13,272 480,000
Grants offered under section 8 of Industry Act 1972 Year in which offers were made Scheme Number of projects in respect of grants were offered Value of grants offered (£)
Total cost of projects (£)
1976 Accelerated projects 1 82,000 861,000 1977 Ferrous foundry 1 272,100 1,068,000 1978 Clothing industry 1 9,117 36,000 No offers were made in 1974 or 1975.
Regional Development Grants paid in Yoikshire and Humberside Region* † Year Payments made (£ million) 1974 10.6 1975 16.3 1976 23.2 1977 16.9 1978 34.1 *The figure for the number of grants offered is not readily available. †Figures of regional development grants in individual travel-to-work areas are not available.