§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total annual value of regional aid paid to firms in Greenock and Port Glasgow in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LangTotal payments of regional selective assistance (RSA) under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 to firms in Greenock and Port Glasgow parliamentary constituency are set out in the table:
Year Total Payments (£ million) 1979–80 1.0 1980–81 2.6 1981–82 2.8 1982–83 1.5 1983–84 0.9 1984–85 0.9 1985–86 3.8 Comprehensive information on payments of regional development grant (RDG) on a parliamentary constituency basis is not available. However, payments of RDG exceeding £25,000 to firms in the Greenock and Port Glasgow employment local office areas are set out in the table:
Year Total Payments £ million
1979–80 0.5 1980–81 1.0 1981–82 5.1 1982–83 7.6 1983–84 2.4 1984–85 8.1 1985–86 8.8