§ Mr. Clayasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of the total of regional development grants has been paid to firms in the northern region in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 3 June 1986, c. 409]: The information requested is
Year Percentage 1979 35 1980 24 1981 25 1982 22 1983 18 1984 22 1985 19
§ Mr. Fallonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been spent in regional aid in the northern region since 1983; and how many jobs are estimated to have been (a) created or (b) preserved.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to this reply, 3 June 1986, c. 406]: Between April 1983 and March 1986, £303.9 million in regional aid—regional selective assistance and old-and new-style regional development grants — was paid to companies in the northern region. An estimated 28,100 jobs were expected to be created and 10,300 jobs preserved as a result of payments of new-style RDGs and offers of RSA made in this period. Since old-style RDGs are not linked to the creation or preservation of jobs no estimate is available of the effect on employment of payments under that scheme.