Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total amount of European
£'000 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 *1983 European Investment Bank Loans: Manufacturing — — — — — — — 3,429 — 3,158 2,500 — Mining — — — — — — — 1,800 — 2,460 — 125 Tourism — — — — — — — — — 1,600 — — Payments of Regional Development Grants: Manufacturing NA NA NA NA NA 5,005 3,590 4,155 3,629 6,655 4,238 2,641 Offers of Regional Selective Assistance: Section 7 Manufacturing: Loans — 450 297 200 308 250 — — — — — — Grants — 70 91 63 322 583 1,211 2,238 610 640 772 754 Mining: Loans — 150 800 — 2,700 720 40 — — — — — Grants — — — — — — 418 681 — — 44 50 Office and Service Industries: Grants — — — — — 77 — — 32 — 20 19 Offers of Selective Financial Assistance: Section 8 MManufacturing: Grants — — — — 52 143 178 27 7 69 90 †53 Mining: Grants — — — — — — — — — 400 — — NA Not Available. * January—June 1983. † Includes the small engineering firms investment scheme (SEFISII) Between 1977 and 1983, £185,000 was also offered to companies in Cornwall under the Science and Technology Act 1965. However, tourism statistics under section 4 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969 and figures relating to some national schemes of assistance, for example, the loan guarantee scheme are not readily available for Cornwall and cannot be identified without disproportionate cost.