§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total number and value of offers of regional assistance made to companies in west Cumbria travel-to-work areas, in Cumbria as a whole, in the North-West region and in the Northern region for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. MacGregorIn May 1982, 24 offers of assistance totalling £2,055,000 were made under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 towards projects in the North-West region, of which 3 offers totalling £108,000 were made towards projects in Cumbria. No offers were made towards projects in West Cumbria. 10 offers totalling £1,031,000 were made towards projects in the North-East region.