§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry under what scheme he proposes to operate the 30 per cent.
1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 Yorkshire and Humberside Intermediate Area: Gross expenditure £6 m. £5 m. £17 m. £24 m. £27 m. £30 m. Per head of population £1.3 £1.1 £3.7 £5.2 £5.8 £6.5 Scotland: Gross expenditure £131 m. £131 m. £163 m. £188 m. £258 m. £216 m. Per head of population £25.1 £25.1 £31.3 £36.0 £49.6 £41.5 Wales: Gross expenditure £72 m. £91 m. £105 m. £108 m. £120 m. £138 m. Per head of population £26.4 £33.3 £38.2 £39.2 £43.4 £41.2 The figures include regional development grants, regional employment premium (REP), regional selective financial assistance, the investment grant differential. Local Employment Act expenditure and expenditure on land and factories. They include regional preferential expenditure by other Government Departments and Agencies. All figures are gross and include payments to nationalised industries.
REP expenditure is in cash terms and it is not sensible to translate into 1977 prices.