§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked 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. TrippierPayments of £25,000 or less under the old regional development grant scheme cannot be attributed to any unit smaller than a planning region.788W 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.