§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the expenditure in Scotland on selective assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 in each of the last five years, and the percentage this represented of the total for Great Britain as a whole.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information requested is set out in the following table.
Financial Years Scotland Payments Great Britain £ million £ million Percentage 1979–80 14.8 77.7 19 1980–81 22.0 74.7 29 1981–82 19.3 76.0 25 1982–83 20.2 90.2 22 1983–84 (estimated) 24.3 82.5 29