§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the amount of money spent on regional development grants (a) in Wales, (b) the North-West and (c) on Merseyside in the last financial year.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe amount of regional development grant spent in the last financial year, viz.: 1st April 1975 to 31st March 1976, was in Wales, £47.052 million; the North-West, £47.907 million.
Whilst no precise figures are available for Merseyside, since these are included in the total for the North-West, it is estimated that about half the North-West 641W regional development grant goes to Merseyside.