§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects the Office of Fair Trading to complete its consideration of the BTR bid for Pilkington.
1£ million Area 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 21986–87 North East 236.7 176.1 140.2 138.7 107.7 77.6 66.6 47.2 67.6 North West 147.2 122.0 169.5 224.4 156.8 130.3 116.1 84.4 84.7 Yorkshire & Humberside 58.0 35.4 53.7 59.5 42.8 26.5 28.9 24.6 20.3 East Midlands 4.4 3.9 4.4 9.1 10.3 9.2 4.2 4.4 7.1 West Midlands — — — — — — — — — South West 11.5 8.2 11.8 13.0 12.9 8.8 10.3 8.8 12.1 Scotland 206.5 115.5 157.1 180.4 338.4 161.3 118.1 109.4 133.8 Wales 137.5 83.4 143.5 154.4 143.1 81.4 100.2 85.9 70.8 Great Britain Total 801.8 544.5 680.2 779.5 812.0 495.1 444.4 364.7 396.4 1Expenditure on a 1986 price basis for each year is calculated by applying the appropriate deflator to expenditure at current prices. 21986–87 data is provisional and for the first three quarters of the year only.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a table showing at 1986 prices the value of regional aid grants paid to each region, Scotland and Wales from 1978–79 onwards.
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1£ million 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 21986–87 North East 17.9 17.8 19.6 26.1 23.3 15.5 15.6 15.7 11.0 North West 79.8 39.5 28.9 21.0 23.1 17.1 15.6 13.5 10.6 Yorkshire & Humberside 10.0 11.1 9.2 8.7 12.2 9.5 10.3 7.8 6.2 East Midlands 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.3 4.9 9.9 6.9 4.0 1.2 West Midlands — — — — — — — 4.9 6.0 South West 4.7 4.4 3.5 2.1 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.3 1.0 Scotland 23.8 24.7 30.8 24.5 23.2 26.8 34.6 48.9 21.0
§ Mr. Howard[pursuant to his reply, 15 January 1987]: It was announced on 15 January that my right hon. Friend had decided not to refer this proposed takeover to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. His decision was in accordance with the recommendation of the Director General of Fair Trading.