§ 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 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 May 1984, 11 offers of assistance totalling £2.14 million were made under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 towards projects in the North-West region. Of these two offers totalling £198,000 were made towards projects in the west Cumbria travel-to-work area, but no other offers were made to companies in Cumbria. 17 offers totalling £1.505 million were made towards projects in the north-east region.