§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total number and value of offers of regional assistance made to companies in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work areas, in Staffordshire as a whole, and in the west midlands region, for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. TrippierSince the west midlands is not an assisted area for the purposes of the Industrial Development Act 1982. regional financial assistance is not available to firms there.