§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade and 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. TrippierIn March 1983, nine offers of assistance totalling £2.28 million were made under the Industrial Development Act 1982 towards projects in the north-west region. Of these two offers totalling £65,000 were made towards projects in the west Cumbria travel-to-work area but no other offers were made to companies in Cumbria. Fourteen offers totalling £652,000 were made towards projects in the north-east region.