§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much his Department has spent annually on aid to industry in the area covered by the constituency of Macclesfield in the last two years.
§ Mr. MacGregorPayments have been made to industry in the Macclesfield constituency under parts I and II of the Industry Act 1972 during the last two years as follows:
Part I Part II Payments of regional development grant in amounts over £25,000 Section 7 payments Section 8 payments £'000 £'000 £'000 1980–81 666 184 389 1981–82 981 39 162 Firms in Macclesfield can also benefit from national schemes of assistance, but expenditure on these cannot be identified without disproportionate cost.