HC Deb 18 July 1979 vol 970 c709W
Mr. Kenneth Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many United Kingdom firms employing fewer than 200 people, were in receipt of (a) regional

PART 11
Section 7 Offers of regional selective assistance—excluding assistance to shipbuilding
Year Amount Numbe of firms Total number of manufacturing enterprises in the private sector employing less than 200 staff
£Million
1972–73 1.3 63 68,971
1973–74 7.7 394 74,116
1974–75 6.0 352 81,078
1975–76 7.9 693 83,422
1976–77 8.6 434 Statistics not available
1977–78 15.2 568 Statistics not available
1978–79 13.5 471 Statistics not available

Regional development grant under part I of the Act and selective financial assistance under part II section 8 are not related directly to employment and statistics on the amount of this aid given to firms employing fewer than 200 people are not readily available.