§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much he has paid out in the current year in(a) regional development grant and (b) regional selective assistance; and how much he expects to pay in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91 for each regional area of England and Wales.
§ Mr. AtkinsPayments of regional development grant (RDG) and regional selective assistance (RSA) by my Department in each region of England and Wales in the current financial year to date are as follows:
1£ million Area RDG 2RSA North East 38.7 11.8 North West 34.3 7.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 12.8 10.8 East Midlands 4.0 1.3 West Midlands — 8.8 South West 4.7 2.8 Total England 94.5 43.2 Wales3 0.5 1 Provisional figures to end November 1987. 2 RSA industrial and training grants only. Figures for business improvement services scheme and exchange risk guarantee scheme are not available on a regional basis. Provisional figures for expenditure by my Department on these schemes in 1987–88 to end November are £9.8 million and £11.3 million respectively. 3 Nearly all expenditure on regional assistance in Wales is the responsibility of the Welsh Office. Information about planned expenditure on regional assistance in 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91 will be published in the public expenditure White Paper in January.