§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked 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. MacGregorAssistance 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.