HC Deb 27 July 1981 vol 9 c315W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what has been the total value of the amount of financial assistance given to private industry in Scotland and Great Britain in each of the past five years.

Mr. MacGregor

Assistance has been made available to industry under parts I and II of the Industry Act 1972 as follows:

Scotland £ million

Gt. Britain

Pt I Payments of Regional Development Grant
1976–77 108.2 407.7
1977–78 105.0 393.3
1978–79 107.3 417.0
1979–80 70.2 330.8
1980–81 113.2 490.5
Pt II Section 7: Offers of Regional Selective Assistance
1976–77 24.5 82.4
1977–78 18.5 162.2
1978–79 17.2 113.5
1979–80 44.8 152.9
1980–81 36.2 121.2
Pt II Section 8: Offers of Selective Financial Assistance
1976–77 7.3 100.7
1977–78 7.0 107.2
1978–79 26.7 164.6
1979–80 2.2 71.5
1980–81 1.1 36.3

I regret that separate information on the private sector alone is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.