§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the total annual cost to public funds of the regional employment premium since its introduction; and what proportion was awarded in respect of adult males, adult females, juvenile males and juvenile females in each year, in Wales.
§ Mr. BryanThe total amount paid to registered establishments in development areas in Great Britain in respect of Regional Employment Premium from its inception up to the end of the second quarter of the current financial year is £296,890,000. I regret that the information asked for in the second part of the Question is not immediately available in the form requested, but I will write to the hon. Member.