§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many grant applications were approved in Wales under section 7 of the Industry Act during the last financial year; what was the total value; and what percentage this was of grants provided under this particular section in the whole of the United Kingdom for that period.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI have been asked to reply.
In Wales during the financial year ended 31 March 1983, 215 offers of grant assistance with a total value of £28.4 million were made under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982. These offers represented 20 per cent., in terms of both number and value, of those made in Great Britain as a whole.