HC Deb 11 May 1987 vol 116 cc21-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been made available, and to how many firms, in regional aid to industry in (a) the Grimsby travel-to-work area, (b) South Humberside and (c) Humberside entire in each year since 1978.

Mr. Giles Shaw

Figures for the four main components of regional aid to these areas are as follows:

(1) Old regional development grants: payments over £25,000 1978–87
Amount paid £000's)
(a) Grimsby travel-to-work area
1978–79 1,855
1979–80 1,315
1980–81 2,137
1981–82 3,307
1982–83 2,308
1983–84 2,517
1984–85 3,806
1985–86 1,219
1986–87 4,136
(b) South Humberside
1978–79 4,968
1979–80 2,467
1980–81 4,705
1981–82 6,597
1982–83 12,046
1983–84 11,441
1984–85 11,469
1985–86 4,117
1986–87 7,895
(c) Humberside
1978–79 11,355
1979–80 6,304
1980–81 10,321
1981–82 18,152
1982–83 19,988
1983–84 16,539
1984–85 16,222
1985–86 7,171
1986–87 11,264

New regional development grants: value of grants offered 29 November 1984–31 March 1987
Number of Offers Amount offered (£000's)
(a) Grimsby Travel to Work Area Nil Nil
(b) South Humberside:
1984–85 2 130
1985–86 142 7,552
1986–87 276 8,587
as for South Humberside, at
(c) Humberside (b) above

Regional selective assistance: offers 1978–87
Number of Offers Amount offered (£000's)
(a) Grimsby travel to work are
1978–79 6 187
1979–80 3 49
1980–81 6 267
1981–82 2 18
1982–83 4 117
1983–84 6 528
1984–85 4 61
1985–86 10 5,301
1986–87 5 90
(b) South Humberside
1978–79 7 124
1979–80 3 49
1980–81 8 302
1981–82 11 900
1982–83 19 922
1983–84 19 2,320
1984–85 17 1,712
1985–86 13 5,649

Number of Offers Amount offered (£000's)
1986–87 12 3,955
(c) Humberside
1978–79 28 1,403
1979–80 24 548
1980–81 28 1,688
1981–82 18 1,584
1982–83 32 1,807
1983–84 42 5,020
1984–85 37 12,379
1985–86 28 6,310
1986–87 26 4,441

European regional development fund: specific measures for the steel and fisheries industries under business improvement services 26 November 1984–31 March 1987
Number of offers Amount offered £000's
(a) Grimsby travel to work area
26 November 1984–31 March 1985 3 38
1 April 1985–31 March 1986 41 298
1 April 1986–31 March 1987 149 810
(b) South Humberside
26 November 1984–31 March 1985 17 82
1 April 1985–31 March 1986 83 809
1 April 1986–31 March 1987 185 1,124
(c) Humberside
26 November 1984–31 March 1985 39 336
1 April 1985–31 March 1986 149 1,367
1 April 1986–31 March 1987 484 4,269