§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many firms in (a) the Northern region, (b) Durham county council and (c) Bishop Auckland constituency are currently in receipt of some form of Government subsidy.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 26 January 1982, c. 317]: It is difficult to provide accurate information on this question and without undue cost, but as far as can be reasonably ascertained and covering assistance only from this Department the information is as follows:
Number of projects currently receiving assistance Northern region 628 Durham county 141 Bishop Auckland constituency 67 A number of firms will have more than one project or will be receiving more than one form of assistance, but these firms could be identified only at disproportionate cost.