HC Deb 06 December 1976 vol 922 c43W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many local consumer advice centres are at present in operation in each region of the United Kingdom; and how many in each case have been set up with the assistance of a grant from his Department.

Mr. Maclennan

As at 1st December, the information is as follows:

Economic Planning Region Total number of centers Number of centres established with assistance of Department of Prices and Protection grant
North 10 1
Yorkshire and Humberside 15 2
East Midlands 14 3
East Anglia 3 3
South-East 26 7
South-West 1 1
West Midlands 8 4
North-West 17 2
Wales 8 4
Scotland 10 6
Northern Ireland Nil Not applicable*
TOTAL 112 33
* Grants to assist the establishment of new consumer advice centres were made available by my Department only to local authorities in Great Britain.