§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total number and value of offers of regional assistance made to companies in West Cumbria travel-to-work areas, in Cumbria as a whole, in the North-West region and in the Northern region for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. MacGregorIn March 1982, 21 offers of assistance totalling £1 million were made under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 towards projects in the North-West region. Of these, two offers totalling £70,000 were made towards projects in Cumbria but no offers were made to companies in the West Cumbria travel-to-work area. Ten offers totalling £1.1 million were made towards projects in the North-East region.