§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will provide a breakdown of the figure of £1 billion given to the House on 9 January, Official Report, column 831, as being the total provided in financial assistance to the northern region since 1972.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information requested is as follows:
£ million Regional Development Grants 1,240.9 Section 7 Grants 93.8 Section 7 loans/equity 18.2 Industry Schemes Grants 12.7 General Schemes Grants 11.6 General Schemes loans/equity 0.5 72W
1. Expenditure at current prices* £ million Region 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Northern 159.6 147.8 146.3 176.3 159.3 127.5 North-West 88.5 86.7 131.3 157.9 122.4 101.4 Yorks/Humber 37.6 32.1 52.2 61.8 52.9 35.5
RegionInfrastructure £ million
Industry £ million
Total £ million
Yorkshire and Humberside 81.5 8.1 89.6 East Midlands 10.2 3.3 13.5 West Midlands 13.1 0.1 13.2 South-West 43.5 3.8 47.3 453.2 169.0 622.2