HC Deb 12 June 1986 vol 99 cc304-5W
Mr. Adley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how he measures the rate of return on investments in different parts of the country.

Mr. MacGregor

With regard to public sector infrastructure, the Government look for the same rate of return on investment in all parts of the country. For investments that are considered under regional policy, grants are made only to investments in assisted areas and local factors may be taken into account in individual decisions, but the same criteria for efficiency are applied to all projects.