§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what value and what proportion of the United Kingdom total of grants from the EEC regional fund 1981 budget have been received, respectively, by the Northern region and the Consett and Stanley travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. MacGregorAid from the European regional development fund committed in respect of approved industrial and infrastructure projects in these areas during 1981 was as follows:
(£ milliom) Industrial Infrastructure Total United Kingdom of which 34.5 162.8 197.3 Northern region of which 3.5 (10 percent.) 34.2 (21 percent) 37.7 (19 percent) Consett and Stanley travel-to-work area Nil 0.14 (0.09 percent) 0.14 (0.07 percent)