§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) how many applications for information of an industrial or service development nature his Department has received in the North-West region during the last month; and how many of these his Department has referred to the Cumbria council's industrial development unit;
(2) how many steering location inquiries have been received in the North-West region of his Department; and of these how many had been referred to the Cumbria county council industrial development unit during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. MacGregorIn June 1982 the North-West regional office received 607 inquiries of an industrial or service development nature, of which 468 related to Government financial assistance and 15 of which were locational enquiries. One locational inquiry was referred to the Cumbria county council industrial development unit.
The North-West regional office continues to maintain close contacts with the Cumbria county council industrial development unit. Three inquiries about financial assistance were referred by the Cumbria county council industrial development unit to the North-West regional office and one locational inquiry was referred by the North-West regional office to the industrial development unit.
19WThe small firms service in the North-West region received some 2,164 inquiries in June 1982, many of which would have been concerned with information of an industrial or service development nature. Information on whether any of the inquiries were referred to the Cumbria county council industrial development unit is not recorded.