§ Mr. Emeryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the total aid given to industry by all local district councils, county councils and his Department for each of the last 10 years and for that part of the present year available, in actual money terms and expressed in financial terms of the money value of the first year of the series; and how many companies or organisations each year received this aid.
§ Mr. HeseltineExpenditure by local authorities on grants and advances to industrial and commercial enterprises net of repayment of such advances is as follows: 167W
Grants and Advances for Local Authorities far Industrial and Commercial Enterprises England and Wales Outturn Prices 1975 Prices* £ million 1970–71 4.5 9.5 1971–72 3.0 5.8 1972–73 3.1 5.4 1973–74 3.5 5.4 1974–75 2.2 2.7 1975–76 2.6 2.6 1976–77 2.1 1.8 1977–78 2.9 2.3 1978–79 3.0 2.1 1979–80† 5.1 3.1 1980–81 (April to December 1980)† 5.1 2.7 * Using national accounts capital formation deflator † Provisional data Information on the number of organisations receiving such aid is not available.