§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade, how many grants, and for what amounts, were given by his Department to Yorkshire as a whole, and West Yorkshire, respectively, during the last three years; and how these grants compare with the number and amounts of grants made to Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. Meacher,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th January 1977, Vol. 924, c. 52], gave the following information:
Grants made by the English Tourist Board to developments in Yorkshire in the last three years were:
Department No. of Staff Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 1 Court Service Department 10 Department of Employment 25 Employment Service Agency 19 Department of Energy 1 Department of the Environment 1 Department of Health and Social Security 97 Inland Revenue 50 Ordnance Survey 3 Total 207 Estimates for future years are not available.