§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the grants paid in each parliamentary constituency in the Northern region in the last 12 months under (a) the new regional grants scheme and (b) the old regime.
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§ Mr. BrittanThe total paid to date under the new regional grant scheme in the North East (old Northern region) by constituency is as follows:
£ Bishop Auckland 868,798 Blaydon 66,777 Blyth Valley 9,000 Easington 236,092 Gateshead East 156,436 Hartlepool 264,828 Houghton and Washington 401,714 Jarrow 26,324 Langbaurgh 8,100 Middlesbrough 748,663 Newcastle upon Tyne Central 5,844 Newcastle upon Tyne East 100,336 Newcastle upon Tyne North 70,913 North Durham 15,892 North West Durham 269,973 Sedgefield 12,707 South Shields 18,000 Stockton North 283,623 Stockton South 29,510 Sunderland North 69,851 Sunderland South 22,725 Tyne Bridge 178,533 Tynemouth 82,123 Wallsend 238,234 4,184,996 The payments made under the old scheme are not available on a constituency basis.