HC Deb 06 December 1985 vol 88 cc379-80W
Mr. MacKenzie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amounts offered under the various selective financial assistance schemes at 1984 prices to companies in Scotland for each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Younger

The total amounts of selective financial assistance at 1984 prices offered to companies in Scotland for each of the past 10 financial years are shown in the table below:

Value of offers (£ million)
1975–76 70.3
1976–77 67.8
1977–78 47.9
1978–79 75.8
1979–80 64.9
1980–81 50.4
1981–82 50.7
1982–83 63.8
1983–84 67.0
1984–85 81.7

Notes (1) The figures include assistance under Section 7 and Section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and its predecssors.

(2) Current price values were converted to 1984 prices using a gross domestic product market prices deflator.

Mr. MacKenzie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amounts offered, at 1984 prices, of selective financial assistance to firms in the Rutherglen constituency for each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Younger

The total amounts of regional selective assistance at 1984 prices offered to firms in the Rutherglen constituency for each of the past 10 financial years are shown in the table below.

Value of Offers (£ thousand)
1975–76 19
1976–77
1977–78 23
1978–79 91
1979–80 21
1980–81
1981–82 2,772
1982–83 583
1983–84 78
1984–85

Notes: (1) The figures include assistance under Secion 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and its predecessors. Figures for Section 8 assistance on a constituency basis are not available.

(2) Current price values were converted to 1984 prices using a gross domestic product market prices deflator.

(3) Figures for the years 1976–77, 1980–81 and 1984–85 cannot be released as to do so would disclose confidential information relating to individual establishments.

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