HC Deb 26 July 1985 vol 83 cc787-8W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what sums were paid in regional development grants to firms in the Grimsby travel-to-work area in each year since 1977.

Mr. Trippier

Payments of £25,000 or less under the old regional development grant scheme cannot be attributed to any unit smaller than a planning region. Grimsby travel-to-work area is not eligible for the new RDG scheme which was introduced on 29 November 1984. The totals of payments of regional development grant of over £25,000 in respect of assets on premises in the Grimsby travel-to-work area since 1977 are given in the following table.

Regional Development Grant (Part II of the Industrial Development Act 1982)
Year Grant paid
£'000
1977 541
1978 2,817
1979 1,036
1980 1,888
1981 3,426
1982 2,087
1983 2,435
1984 4,533
1985* 223
* January to June.