HC Deb 14 April 1986 vol 95 cc251-2W
Mr. Porter

asked the Paymaster General what study he has made of the geographical balance in the distribution of local enterprise agencies.

Mr. Trippier

From the records my Department holds on local enterprise agencies, we are aware of their geographical spread throughout the country. These records show the following distribution in the number of local enterprise agencies:

Number
South West 25
South East 60
London 38
Midlands 31
North West 57
North East 22
Yorkshire and Humberside 18
Scotland 35
Wales 12
Northern Ireland 34