§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total amount of money paid out to companies in regional development grants and selective finance assistance in (a) the Kirkcaldy employment office area and (b) the Dunfermline employment office area in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to his reply, 15 june 1984, c. 580]: Information about regional development grant payments of £25,000 or less could not be provided without a disproportionate use of resources. The available information is given in the following tables:
A. Amount of regional development grant (individual payments of over £25,000 paid in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy employment office area for the calendar years 1979 to 1983. Calendar Year Dunfermline employment office area Kirkcaldy employment office area £'000 £'000 1979 243 824 1980 394 897 1981 568 968 1982 3,509 525 1983 437 356
B. Total amount of offers made under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy employment office areas for the calendar years 1979 to 1983. Calendar Year Dunfermline employment office area Kirkcaldy employment office area £'000 £'000 1979 98 7 1980 2,244 123 1981 340 315 1982 187 270 1983 302 2,715
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C. Total amount of offers made under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy employment office areas for the calendar years 1979 to 1983. Calendar Year Dunfermline employment office area Kirkcaldy employment office area £'000 £'000 1979 0.1 6 1980 nil 27 1981 nil nil 1982 nil nil 1983 147 nil
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many companies have received regional development grants in the Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline employment office areas in each year from 1979 to date.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to his reply, 15 June 1984, c. 580]: Information about regional development grant payments of £25,000 or less could not be provided without a disproportionate use of resources. The available information is given in the following table:
Number of companies that have received individual payments of regional development grant of over £25,000 in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy employment office areas (calendar years 1979 to 1983) Calendar Year Dunfermline employment office area Kirkcaldy employment office area 1979 5 5 1980 6 4 1981 7 5 1982 10 7 1983 8 5