§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state the total amounts offered to firms in the Monklands, East constituency under regional industrial grants for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. BrittanBecause information about payments under the old RDG scheme is not computerised, it cannot be provided on a constituency basis. However, information about RSA offers in previous years can be provided on a constituency basis, and the details for RSA in the Monklands, East constituency are as follows:
Value of offers £'000 1975/76 90 1976/77 396 1977/78 nil 1978/79 20 1979/80 263 1980/81 568 1981/82 230 1982/83 120 1983/84 158 1984/85 299
§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give details of the amount of £1,328,000 stated to have been offered to firms in Monklands, East constituency referred to in his letter to the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands, East dated 27 November.
§ Mr. BrittanFor reasons of commercial confidentiality, publication of the details of assistance to individual firms is limited in accordance with the arrangements announced by the then Secretary of State for Industry on 31 July 1974. But I am able to say that the amount of £1,328,000 referred to breaks down as follows:
No. of offers Value £'000 RDG II 24 1,048 RSA 3 280