§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average cost per job created by regional development grants in Scotland in each of the last 10 years for which records are available.
§ Mr. YoungerBefore the commencement of the new scheme in November last year such grants were not linked 257W to jobs. 269 offers of regional development grant under the new scheme totalling £13.5 million in grant have been made in Scotland since 29 November 1984. The number of new jobs promised by these offers was 4,056.