§ 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 area, 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 March 1984, 10 offers of assistance totalling £289,000 were made under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 towards projects in the north-west region. Of these one offer totalling £50,000 527W was made towards a project in the West Cumbria travel-to-work area but no other offers were made to companies in Cumbria. Seventeen offers totalling £2,200,000 were made towards projects in the north-east region.