Wales (Financial Assistance) (Hansard, 31 January 1984)

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report, for each year since 1979, the financial assistance that Wales has received under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, and the Science and Technology Act 1965.

§ Mr. Trippier
The value of the offers of financial assistance that Wales has received under section 8 of the Industry Act 1972 and the Industrial Development Act 1982, and under the Science and Technology Act 1965 since 1979 is given in the following table:

Year Section 8
£ million
Small firms loan guarantees†
£ million
Science and Technology Act
£ million

1978–79 1.7 — 0.3

1979–80 21.0 — 0.8

1980–81 0.8 — 0.7

1981–82 0.5 5.6 0.4

1982–83 1.1 9.5 1.7

1983^* 2.6 4.0 1.8

^* April to November.

† This scheme, run under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act, was introduced in 1981. The figures given indicate the value of loans facilitated by assistance under this scheme.

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report, for each of the past five years, the allocation of regional development grant to Wales by standard industrial classification order.
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§ Mr. Trippier
Statistics on regional development grant payments by standard industrial classifications order are not collected separately for Wales.

Year	Section 8 £ million	Small firms loan guarantees† £ million	Science and Technology Act £ million
1978–79	1.7	—	0.3
1979–80	21.0	—	0.8
1980–81	0.8	—	0.7
1981–82	0.5	5.6	0.4
1982–83	1.1	9.5	1.7
1983^*	2.6	4.0	1.8
^* April to November.
† This scheme, run under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act, was introduced in 1981. The figures given indicate the value of loans facilitated by assistance under this scheme.