§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much in gross terms has been paid to companies in Cleveland under Government regional grant aid policies in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information available in respect of regional grant aid paid to companies in Cleveland county in each of the past five years is given in the following table.
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£000 1979–80* 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85† (a) Regional development grant paid under part II of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and its predecessor legislation 50,732 43,708 43,728 22,839 22,609 9,945 (b) Regional selective assistance paid under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and its predecessor legislation 2,981 1,440 1,483 1,231 1,951 2,052 * From May 1979. † To 30 September 1984. Notes:
(a) Amounts over £25,000 paid to all applicants in respect of qualifying premises in Cleveland. Grant payments of £25,000 or less cannot be attributed to any unit smaller than a planning region.
(b) All amounts paid for projects located in Cleveland.
§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimated provision was made for regional grant aid to Cleveland when compiling the Department's annual budget for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. TrippierEstimates of the annual spend on regional development grant aid are not made in respect of individual planning regions or counties in England.