§ 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 the 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 October 1983, 20 offers of assistance totally £4,199,000 were made under the Industrial Development Act 1982 towards projects in the north-west region. Of these, one offer totalling £23,000 was made towards a project in the West Cumbria travel-to-work area but no other offers were made to companies in Cumbria. Ten offers totallying £489,000 were made towards projects in the north-east region.