§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked 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. MaclennanAs 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.