§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) how much money was given to each English region, through regional development grants and selective 317W financial assistance from May 1979; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of the total figure for Great Britain;
(2) what is the amount of money given to each Northern region county through regional development grants and selective financial assistance from May 1979; and if he will express the figure as a percentage of the total figure for Great Britain.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is as follows:
Selective Financial Assistance (Offers) 1 May 1979 to 30 November 1981 Section 7 Section 8 Area £ million As percentage of Great Britain £ million As percentage of Great Britain Region (DOI) North East 61.9 17.7 2.0 1.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 25.6 7.3 8.8 7.3 East Midlands 5.8 1.7 14.8 12.2 London and South East — — 22.9 18.9 South West 10.6 3.0 8.5 7.0 West Midlands 0.04 0.01 23.0 19.0 North West 69.0 19.3 16.9 14.0 County Cleveland 4.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 Durham 25.2 7.2 0.3 0.2 Northumberland 5.5 1.6 0.05 0.04 Tyne and Wear 27.9 8.0 0.7 0.6
§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many firms in (a) the Northern region, (b) Durham county council and (c) Bishop Auckland constituency are currently in receipt of some form of Government subsidy.
§ Mr. MacGregorI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.