§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing expenditure on regional preferential assistance to industry in Scotland for each year from 1976–77 to 1988–89 at constant 1988–89 prices.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is given in the table:
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Gross expenditure on regional preferential assistance at constant1988–89 prices £ million 1976–77 592.5 1977–78 365.2 1978–79 349.4 1979–80 269.9 1980–81 314.9 1981–82 339.9
£ million 1982–83 499.2 1983–84 295.3 1984–85 230.3 1985–86 229.9 1986–87 273.9 1987–88 164.4 1988–89 151.2 Note: Includes gross expenditure in Scotland on regional selective assistance, regional development grants, regional enterprise grants, Scottish Development Agency expenditure on land and factory building in assisted areas and Highlands and Islands Development Board expenditure on grants and land and factory building. The figures also include a number of forms of assistance in the years up to 1982 which have been discontinued.