§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will list by name those companies in the Sowerby Division which have received financial assistance authorised by his Department, including those named in Trade and Industry, and the amounts received in each case since February 1974;
(2) if he will list by name those companies within Calderdale, West Yorkshire, not in the Sowerby Division, which have received financial assistance authorised by his Department, including those named in Trade and Industry, and the amounts received in each case since February 1974.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information is not immediately available in the form requested, and I will write to the hon. Member with further details as soon as possible. In the meantime, the following is a summary of the total assistance given under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry 827W Act 1972 in the period 1 March 1974 to 31 January 1979.
SOWERBY CONSTITUENCY Section 7—regional selective assistance Offers Total project costs associated with offers Number Value Payments £ £ £ 10 390,000 335,000 5,074,000 This assistance involves the creation of 610 jobs.
Section 8—selective financial assistance Offers Total project costs associated with offers Number Value Payments £ £ £ 17 483,000 197,000 1,517,000
CALDERDALE DISTRICT EXCLUDING THE SOWERBY CONSTITUENCY Section 7—regional selective assistance Offers Total project costs associated with offers Number Value Payments £ £ £ 37 1,616,000 609,000 32,071,000 This assistance involves the creation of 2,000 jobs.
Section 8—selective regional assistance Offers Total project costs associated with offers Number Value Payments £ £ £ 38 3,173,000 1,151,000 14,636,000