§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what has been the total spent, on local employment grants of all sorts, including regional employment premium and his development area extra in investment grants, between October, 1964, and the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. UrwinThe hon. Member appears to have in mind the total cost of differential assistance to the development areas under the Government's regional policies over and above that available on a national basis. Such assistance from October, 1964, to March, 1969, is estimated at about £580 million. (The 1968–69 figures are provisional.)