§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount of identifiable Government aid to industry in the United Kingdom in 1970; how much was spent in development areas and how much in other areas; and how this compares with the previous six years.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe information by financial years is as follows:
GOVERNMENT AID TO INDUSTRY (SUBSIDIES, GRANTS AND LOANS (NET)) £ million Total Expenditure in development areas Other 1970–71 (provisional) 768 403 365 1964–65 58 17 41 1965–66 54 15 39 1966–67 79 66 13 1967–68 511 347 164 1968–69 687 382 305 1969–70 770 395 375 Part of the "other" expenditure is spent in development areas but it is not possible to say how much.