§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total annual amount of regional aid paid to firms in Dundee in each year from 1976 to 1986; and if he will also express each of these figures at 1986 prices.
§ Mr. LangTotal payments of regional selective assistance under section 7 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 to firms in Dundee city are set out in the table below:
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Year Payments at current prices (£ million) Payments at constant (1986) prices (£ million) 1976–77 0.7 1.7 1977–78 0.9 1.9
Year Payments at current prices (£ million) Payments at constant (1986) prices (£ million) 1978–79 0.4 0.8 1979–80 0.9 1.5 1980–81 1.4 2.0 1981–82 1.5 1.9 1982–83 1.2 1.4 1983–84 2.2 2.4 1984–85 2.4 2.6 1985–86 2.0 2.1 Comprehensive information on payments of regional development grant on a local authority basis is not available. However, payments of RDG exceeding £25,000 to firms in the Dundee employment local office area are set out in the table below:
Year Payments at current prices (£ million) Payments at constant(1986) prices (£ million) 1976–77 0.7 1.7 1977–78 0.5 1.1 1978–79 0.9 1.7 1979–80 1.2 2.0 1980–81 1.4 1.9 1981–82 1.8 2.3 1982–83 3.4 4.0 1983–84 4.3 4.9 1984–85 5.4 5.9 1985–86 3.6 3.7