§ 44. Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state the assistance approved for the year to 31st March, 1972, under the Local Employment Acts on factory building, loans, grants, operational grants, building grants, and plant and machinery grants, respectively.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantFollowing is the information:
Type of Assistance Assistance Approved (£'000) Factories 8,568 Loans 15,098 Grants 917 Operational Grants 7,872 Building Grants 32,362 Plant and Machinery Grants (£476) Note: Provisional figures.
§ 45. Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a breakdown of the total assistance approved under the Local Employment Acts in the year to 31st March, 1972 between the different development areas and intermediate areas.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantFollowing is the information:
Assisted Area Total Assistance Approved (£000) Northern development area 21,973 Merseyside development area 5,754 South Western development area 1,945 Welsh development area 12,737 Scottish development area 17,030 Intermediate Areas in: England 5,023 Wales 288 Scotland 67 Notes: (1) Provisional figures. (2) Separate information in respect of each intermediate areas is not readily available.
§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a breakdown for the year to 31st March, 1972, between the different development areas and intermediate areas of the additional employment expected to arise from 400W assistance under the Local Employment Acts.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantFollowing is the information:
Employment estimated to arise from projects for which LEA Assistance was approved. Assisted Area Estimated additional Employment Northern development area 12,743 Merseyside development area 6,130 South Western development area 2,698 Welsh development area 9,216 Scottish development area 17,355 Total Development Areas 48,142 Intermediate Areas in: England 12,815 Wales 432 Scotland 203 Total Intermediate Areas 13,450 Total Great Britain 61,592 Notes: (1) Information in respect of individual intermediate areas is not readily available. (2) The figures are provisional.
§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a breakdown of the total expenditure under the Local Employment Acts in the year to 31st March, 1972, between the different development areas and intermediate areas.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantFollowing is the information:
Assisted Area Total Expenditure (£'000) Northern development area 24,259 Merseyside development area 6,866 South Western development area 2,797 Welsh development area 10,885 Scottish development area 14,941 Intermediate Areas in: England 4,754 Wales 286 Scotland 65 NOTES: (1) Provisional figures. (2) Separate information in respect of each intermediate area is not readily available.
§ Mr. Millanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state the expenditure for the year to 31st March, 1972, under the Local Employment Acts on factory building, loans, grants, operational grants, building grants and plant and machinery grants, respectively.
401W
§ Mr. Anthony GrantFollowing is the information:
Type of Assistance Expenditure (£'000) Factories 15,226 Loans 14,766 Grants 1,205 Operational Grants 2,431 Building Grants 30,572 Plant and Machinery Grants 553 Note: Provisional figures.