§ Ms ArmstrongTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the amounts of regional preferential assistance of each type invested in each region in each year since 1978–79 in cash and constant prices.
§ Mr. SainsburyDetails of regional preferential assistance from 1978–79 to 1991–92 at current prices and at 1991–92 prices can be found in my reply to the hon. Member for Streatham (Mr. Hill),Official Report, 21 October 1992, columns 325–28.
A regional breakdown of regional preferential assistance at cash and constant prices for 1992–93 is given in the table below together with revised figures for Scotland and Great Britain for 1989–90 and 1991–92.
More detailed analysis of regional preferential assistance could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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1989–90 Current Prices 1991–92 Prices 1991–92 Current Prices 1991–92 Prices 1992–93 Current Prices 1991–92 Prices West Midlands — — — — 10.8 10.4 North West — — — — 36.8 35.5 England — — — — 119.0 114.9 Wales — — — — 104.4 100.9 Scotland 143.8 166.4 122.8 122.8 140.6 135.8 Great Britain 539.3 624.1 427.8 427.8 364.0 351.6