§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the grants offered to firms in each parliamentary constituency in the Northern region in the last 12 months under (a) the new regional grants scheme and (b) the old régime.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonOffers of new regional development grant to firms in parliamentary constituencies in the Northern region in the period 29 November 1984 to 30 November 1985 are listed as follows:436W
Constituency Total amount offered to firms £'000 Bishop Auckland 3,209 Blaydon 266 Blyth Valley 469 Durham, North 422 Durham, North-West 1,039 Easington 1,196 Gateshead, East 737 Hartlepool 789 Hexham 9 Houghton and Washington 1,706 Jarrow 241 Langbaurgh 69 Middlesbrough 1,417 Newcastle upon Tyne, Central 122 Newcastle upon Tyne, East 235 Newcastle upon Tyne, North 269 Penrith and the Border 21 Redcar 121 Sedgefield 107 South Shields 190 Stockton, North 707 Stockton, South 351 Sunderland, North 342 Sunderland, South 321 Tyne Bridge 743 Tynemouth 641 Wallsend 587 Workington 607 Total 16,933 Apart from the quarterly publication in British Business of new regional development grant payments to individuals which cumulatively amount to more than £25,000, the Department of Trade and Industry does not give detailed information about individual applications for project approval, claims for grant or the decisions reached, as this information is confidential between the applicant and the Department.
In the case of old-style regional development grants, details of individual payments over £25,000 only are recorded. These are maintained manually by reference to travel to work areas (TTWAs) (as defined under the pre-29 November 1984 assisted area map) and their constituent employment office areas (EOAs). As neither TTWAs nor EOAs under the old map are coterminous with parliamentary constituencies, it is not possible to attribute accurately to constituencies payments of old style regional development grants.