§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will list all Government grants and loans for which all industries, including tourism, cease to be eligible as a result of downgrading their locality from (i) development area status to intermediate area status and (ii) from intermediate area status to non-assisted area status in England and Wales;
(2) if he will list all Government grants and loans for which all industries, including tourism, cease to be eligible as a result of downgrading their locality from (i) development area status to intermediate area status and (ii) from intermediate area status to non-assisted area status in Scotland.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Government grants and loans for which industries throughout Great Britain would cease to be eligible in the circumstances quoted are:
- (i) Regional development grant at 15 per cent. of qualifying expenditure;
- (ii) Regional selective assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972.
Assistance under section 4 of the Development of Tourism Act 1969 is at present given only in the assisted areas, though this practice is under review.