§ 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 Northwest region and in the Northern region for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. TrippierIn June 1983, six offers of assistance totalling £228,000 were made under the Industrial Development Act 1982 towards projects in the North-West region. Of these, one offer totalling £15,000 was made towards a project in the west Cumbria travel-to-work area, but no offers were made to companies in Cumbria. Fifteen offers totalling £1,084,000 were made towards projects in the North-East region.