§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list by region in England how much European regional development fund aid to date has been devoted to (a) infrastructural projects and (b) industrial projects; and if he will give the total for England in each category.
§ Mr. TrippierThe total aid to date allocated from the quota section of the European regional development fund to infrastructure and industrial projects in England is shown in the following table:
Region Infrastructure £ million
Industry £ million
Total £ million
Northern 179.4 78.2 257.6 North-West 125.5 75.5 201.0
Standard Planning Region £'000 Year Scotland Wales Northern North West Yorkshire and Humberside
East Midlands
West Midlands
South West 1979 81,502 61,941 128,976 61,233 21,395 2,418 26 6,015 1980 94,346 74,727 95,685 89,133 29,899 2,774 44 6,953 1981 140,782 131.448 161,276 148,290 52,706 7,205 91 10,936 1982 185,296 129,805 132,627 104,540 40,155 8,340 104 10,916 1983 246,897 74,607 103,425 81,144 24,282 8,169 — 7,387 1984 (to 30 September 1984) 90,384 59,396 75,589 64,562 14,434 3,570 — 5,852