HC Deb 15 February 1983 vol 37 c77W
Mr. Eastham

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average cost of direct financial assistance to industry from central Government funded agencies, including the cost of administration and promotion of those agencies; (a) per head of total population of the area, and (b) per registered unemployed person in the area, in Scotland.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Details of the activities and expenditure of the Government funded agencies in Scotland are contained in the published estimates and annual reports of the Scottish Development Agency, the Highlands and Islands Development Board, the Scottish Tourist Board and the new town development corporations, copies of which are available in the Library.