§ Mr. Bulmerasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much money has been given by his Department in
Section 7: Offers of regional selective assistance Section 8: Offers of selective financial assistance North-West 1 131 — — North-West 12 990 11 46 Yorkshire-Hmberside 12 1,177 10 18 South-West — — 4 30 London and South-East — — 1 240 Wales *3 *1,006 — — Scotland * * 7 18 *28 *3,304 33 352
- * Assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act to companies in Wales and Scotland is the responsibility of the Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland respectively.
Details of Scottish assistance are given in the answer to the question answered by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, the Member for Edinburgh, North (Mr. Fletcher).
Information relating to regional development grants given to companies in the carpet industry is not readily available and cannot be provided without disproportionate cost.