§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Industry what financial assistance and grants to encourage new employment in special development, development and intermediate areas have been made to insurance, banking and business services, respectively.
§ Mr. CryerUp to 31st May 1977 offers of regional selective assistance under Section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 had been made as follows in aid of new employment projects having a choice of location between the assisted areas and elsewhere:
provide employment. No statistics are available of the number of jobs created or maintained by these grants.