§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Industry what sums of regional aid were paid to which companies in West Cumbria in the last month.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe following assistance was made available in February 1981 under the Industry Act 1972 to undertakings located in West Cumbria:.
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£ Payments of Regional Development Grant in amounts over £25.000 2,081,000 Offers of Regional Selective Assistance under Section 7 40,000 It is not the practice to disclose details of such assistance other than in accordance with the arrangements announced by the then Secretary of State for Industry on 31 July 1974. Appropriate details of the above assistance will be published in British Business in due course in accordance with those arrangements.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many new-starter manufacturing operations have been set up in the Workington travel-to-work area, in the county of Cummbria and the Northern region with either financial or other support from his Department during the last month.
§ Mr. MacGregorFour offers of assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 were made in February 1981 for new projects in the Northern region. Two Government factory units in the Northern region were occupied in February by new tenants. None of this assistance related to projects in Cumbria or the Workington travel-to-work area.
I regret that the corresponding information relating to payments of regional development grant could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.