§ Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many part-time members serve on the National Research Development Corporation in addition to the Chairman; what scale of expenses is applicable to these appointments; and how much was paid out as expense allowances to part-time members of the board during the past 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldA list of the full-time and part-time members of the
1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 Northern development area: Total expenditure … … £78 m. £66 m. £92 m. £122 m. £185 m Per capita … … £23.1 £19.1 £27.3 £36.2 £54.9 Scotland: Total expenditure … … £87.2 m. £85.2 m. £108.6 m. £146.3 m. £228 m. Per capita … … £16.7 £16.4 £20.9 £28.1 £43.8 I regret that it is not possible to provide a figure for the North-East alone. All payments are gross, and include payments to nationalised industries. Major items included are regional development grants, regional selective financial assistance, Local Employment Act assistance, regional employment premium and the investment grant differential
1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976 to 31st December £'000 £per capita* £'000 £per capita† £'000 £per capita‡ £'000 £per capita† £'000 £per capita§ Sctoland … 3,003 0.6 31,975 6.1 61,614 11.8 68,455 18.9 76,227 14.6 Wales … 905 0.3 15,313 5.6 32,215 11.7 47,052 17,0 42,480 15.4 Northern … 3,443 1.1 35,755 11.4 57,762 18.4 106,872 34.2 110,141 35.2 * Based on mid 1972 estimates of population. † Based on mid 1973 estimates of population. ‡Based on mid 1974 estimates of population. §Based on mid 1975 estimates of population.