§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (a) the level of uptake of selective assistance to industry under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 in cash terms for Scotland in each year since 1982 and (b) the percentage change in level of uptake between years.
§ Mr. RifkindOffers of regional selective assistance accepted by businesses in Scotland in each year since 1982 and the associated percentage changes between these values are given in the table.
Value of offers accepted £ million Percentage change between years 1982–83 52.2 — 1983–84 39.6 -24 1984–85 58.5 +48 1985–86 60.5 +3