§ Mr. Hickmetasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Glanford and Scunthorpe of 4 November, Official Report,c. 501 and 502, if he will estimate the length of time it would take to assemble the information requested by the hon. Member; and how much it would cost to assemble.
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§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 14 November 1983, c. 277]: It is estimated that limited data on aid from the European regional development fund, and aid given under the Industrial Development Act 1982, to Scunthorpe and other steel closure areas would take over 30 man-hours to assemble at a cost of £340. It is not possible to estimate the cost of attempting to assemble information in the form sought concerning other forms of aid, but it would be very considerable, and certainly above the advisory cost limit of £200.—[Vol. 32, c. 81.]