§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what value and what proportion of the United 33W Kingdom total of grants from the European regional fund 1980 budget have been received, respectively, by the Northern region and the Consett and Stanley travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. MacGregorCommitments to the United Kingdom from the European regional development fund in 1980 totalled £153.41 million, of which £25.12 million, or 16.4 per cent., was in respect of projects in the Northern region.
The Northern region commitments included two infrastructure projects in the Consett and Stanley travel-to-work area, for which the commitment was approximately £0.41 million or 0.27 per cent. of the United Kingdom total.