§ Mr. John Browneasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether, in view of the losses revealed in the 1979–80 accounts of British Steel, he will now take early action to implement the sale of British Steel to the public.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallAs he said in his statement on 26 June, my right hon.
470W4. Aside from expenditure on land and factories, there is no predetermined allocation of regional preferential expenditure between separate areas or regions. Expenditure under such schemes depends, therefore, on the level of applications from eligible firms within the areas concerned.