§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the headings under which grants may be made to industry in Cornwall and the value of each year's grant for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MacGregorAssistance to industry may be given under parts I and II of the Industry Act 1972. Offers of regional selective assistance to firms in Cornwall under sections 7 and 8 of the Act (part II) have been made as follows:—
Section 7 Section 8 Investment Schemes £'000 Sectoral Schemes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 1972–73 — — — 1973–74 51 — — 1974–75 368 — — 1975–76 1,026 — — 1976–77 571 — — 1977–78 527 — 49 1978–79 1,067 — 56 1979–80 939 — 40 1980–81 (eight months) 544 — 52 Statistics of regional development grant paid under part I of the Act are available only in respect of classified areas. Grants made to firms in the development and special development areas of the South-West, which include parts of Cornwall, have been as follows:
£'000 1972–73 118 1973–74 1,999 1974–75 4,404 1975–76 4,180 1976–77 4,708 1977–78 6,857 1978–79 5,321 1979–80 4,200 1980–81 (six months) 2,809 Prior to 1972, assistance was available under the Local Employment Acts 1960–72, and in many cases has continued to be paid since 1972 in respect of applications approved before the Industry Act 1972 took effect. I regret, however, that comparable data for assistance in this category could not be provided without disprortionate cost.