§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he expects to negotiate a new multi-fibre arrangement no worse than the present arrangement in order to help the British textile industry.
§ Mr. ChannonI made clear the Government's position on the MFA during the debate in the House on 9 May. Discussions in the European Community on a negotiating position for both the multilateral and bilateral negotiations
Section 7 Assistance—Number and Value of Applications £ million Financial Years 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982.83 1983.84 1984.85 Total Region No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value Scotland 323 102.6 104 32.4 199 66.0 291 69.4 289 111.3 281 172.3 1,487 554.0 Wales 214 35.4 129 35.2 234 31.9 311 37.9 383 84.2 310 69.8 1,581 294.3 Northern 176 34.3 65 25.2 86 21.9 204 30.8 252 70.6 167 29.8 950 212.6 North West 422 65.7 181 26.9 195 29.4 294 37.1 212 30.6 203 24.4 1,507 214.1 Yorkshire/Humberside 183 20.3 61 6.6 271 31.7 185 23.2 208 18.6 188 39.8 1,096 140.2 East Midlands 34 6.2 29 3.2 121 22.1 107 11.7 91 12.6 54 6.6 436 62.4 West Midlands 3 0.1 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 40 11.0 43 11.1 South West 51 4.4 14 5.1 39 3.3 43 1.8 59 11.4 57 13.1 263 39.1
RDG—Number of Applications and Related Capital Expenditure £ million Financial Years 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Total No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value Great Britain 39,984 2,400 39,858 3,900 27,735 2,600 24,246 2,500 25,147 2,200 28,189 2,500 185,159 16,100