§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list, for the last six years for which figures are available, the total moneys paid under regional development grants; and what this represented per year per head of the population involved.
§ Mr. TrippierThe following table shows the total moneys paid under regional development grants for each of the last six financial years. The population figures in column 3 relate to "employees in employment" in manufacturing industries — SIC Orders III–XIX (1968 edition)—in the assisted areas.
Great Britain Financial year Total RDG paid Population* RDG paid per head (£'000) (Thousands) (£) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1977–78 393,354 3,270 120.3 1978–79 416,979 3,183 131.0 1979–80 330,845 3,101 106.7 1980–81 490,524 2,793 175.6 1981–82 616,767 *2,793 220.8 1982–83 689,560 *2,793 246.9 * The latest "employees in employment" figures that are available for Great Britain are 1980. The 1980 figure has therefore also been used to calculate the "RDG paid per head" for 1981 and 1982. Source: Business Monitor—Report on the Census of Production.
§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list for the last six years the money spent in Cornwall on regional development grants; and what this represents per head of the population.
§ Mr. TrippierStatistics of regional development grant payments are kept on the basis of employment office areas which do not always coincide with county boundaries. Furthermore, actual figures are available only for individual payments of over £25,000. The total grant paid, in column 2 of the following table, is therefore an estimate. The population figures in column 3 relate to "employees in employment" in manufacturing industries —SIC Orders III–XIX (1968 edition).
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Cornwall Financial year Total RDG* paid Population† RDG paid per head (£'000) (thousands) (£) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1977–78 6,016 20.9 287.8 1978–79 4,303 21.3 202.0
Financial year Total RDG* paid Population† RDG paid per head (£000) (thousands) (£) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1979–80 1,992 †21.3 93.5 1980–81 4,436 †21.3 208.3 1981–82 6,559 †21.3 307.9 1982–83 4,504 †21.3 211.5 * Estimated. † The latest "employees in employment" figures that are avilable for Cornwall are 1978. The 1978 figure has therefore also been used to calculate the "RDG paid per head" for 1979 to 1982. Source: Department of Employment.