§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what level of regional financial assistance was made available to each of the standard United Kingdom regions in each year since 1978–79(a) at current prices and (b) at 1978–79 prices.
§ Mr. SainsburyI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 5 June 1992,Official Report, columns 676–78 for information on regional financial assistance since 1978–79. The latest information is regularly published in "Regional Trends". The GDP deflators to convert the expenditure to the 1978–79 prices are published in the public expenditure statistical supplement to the "Financial Statement and Budget Report".