HC Deb 21 October 1985 vol 84 cc58-9W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) whether he will list each form of regional support payable from public funds to business, industry, and the professions in Ulster, and the names of agencies responsible for such payments;

(2) if he will list the total cost of regional assistance payable in Ulster for each year since 1970 under each heading of support payable to business, industry and the professions, and for each county;

(3) if he will list the total cost of assistance for employment and training measures payable in Ulster for each year since 1970 under each heading of support payable to business, industry and the professions, and for each county.

Dr. Boyson

A full listing of the various schemes of assistance to businesses in Northern Ireland is provided in "Support for Industry", published by the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland, a copy of which has been placed in the Library. The elements which equate

Year Standard Capital Grants (Department of Economic Development) Selective Assistance by the Local Enterprise Development Unit (LEDU) Selective Assistance by the Industrial Development Board (IDB) and the former Department of Commerce (DOC) Employment and Training Measures (Department of Economic Development)
1970–71 18,400,000 29,200,665 3,095,316
1971–72 17,600,000 173,803 33,365,201 4,391,675
1972–73 7,987,195 605,288 34,794,492 7,040,145
1973–74 8,500,000 1,200,122 47,358,781 8,334,021
1974–75 15,000,000 2,235,000 41,116,301 13,728,508
1975–76 30,872,541 2,100,000 49,631,722 19,951,552
1976–77 27,704,847 2,451,000 63,410,733 34,571,419
1977–78 31,831,113 3,255,000 54,246,235 44,954,838
1978–79 27,217,901 4,445,000 97,556,127 55,459,998
1979–80 18,369,436 5,749,884 100,164,409 61,208,915
1980–81 39,806,441 5,643,650 115,806,718 68,633,615
1981–82 41,705,132 5,969,000 79,280,974 72,930,337
1982–83 52,834,831 8,799,000 104,525.408 87,766,740
1983–84 40,675,000 13,650,000 83,575,000 96,103,000
1984–85* 54,000,000 15,100,000 84,964,000 85,260,000
1985–86* 35,000,000 16,700,000 79,216,000 82,338,000
* Estimated.