§ Mr. Woofasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state, in respect of total financial assistance to firms in the North-East development districts for the year ended 31st March, 1967, the average capital commitment for each job expected to be created.
§ Mr. DarlingA figure is not yet available for the period in question, but for the eleven months to end February, 1967, it was £550. This excludes those advance factories for which no employment estimates are available and is in respect of assistance offered in the North-East part of the Northern development area.