HC Deb 24 October 1983 vol 47 cc23-4W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much regional development grant has been received on Merseyside in each of the last four years.

Mr. Trippier

Payments of regional development grant each amounting to over £25,000 in the Merseyside special development area in each of the last four years were:

Year £,000
1979–80 29,432
1980–81 55,860
1981–82 75,790
1982–83 64,993

To provide statistics of smaller grant payments, or of grants paid to applicants within the county of Merseyside, would involve a disproportionate amount of effort.

Mr. Wareing

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will list those firms in the county of

Outward Trade Missions (January 1982–22 June 1983) Organised by Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce with British Overseas Trade Board Support
Mission/Market/Date Number of Companies Participating* Total Firm Orders Reported Estimate of Possible Additional Orders Cost to BOTB
1982 £ £ £
Sudan (15–20 January) 13 771,400 1,716,000 4,500
New Zealand/Australia (5–20 February) 15 302,600 1,571,000 13,460
Malaysia/Hong Kong (30 April–14 May) 12 180,228 630,100 8,050
Trinidad/Jamaica (8–22 May) 12 425,912 2,230,000 6,510
United Arab Emirates (6–18 May) 15 291,600 1,484,000 6,000
Singapore/Thailand (12–26 February) 11 47,200 6,244,600 7,475
South Africa (21 June–3 July) 15 87,650 575,000 7,055
Kenya/Zambia (18 June–1 July) 11 660,000 2,813,000 5,525
Australia (9–24 September) 10 110,000 979,000 7,920
Peru/Chile (9–22 October) 16 230,000 45,229,750 12,690
Nigeria/Cameroon (18 November–4 December) 18 843,950 14,113,600 9,750
Japan (5–19 November) 23 355,826 2,799,000 19,625
1983
Saudi Arabia (14–28 January) 17 430,706 5,935,576 6,365

Merseyside from which regional development grants have been reclaimed since May 1979 and the amounts involved in each case;

(2) if he will list (a) regional development grant payments of over £25,000 to firms in the county of Merseyside between June 1979 and September 1983, inclusive, (b) those firms in receipt of such regional development grants which subsequently closed their plants in Merseyside, (c) the number of redundancies declared by firms in receipt of regional development grants during the same period and (d) the number of additional jobs created by the firms listed in (a).

Mr. Trippier

I will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.