HC Deb 16 February 1988 vol 127 cc533-5W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what was the total expenditure on(a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to York travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79;

(2) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Barrow travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79;

(3) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Stafford travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79;

(4) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Lincoln travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79;

(5) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Preston travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79.

Mr. Atkins

The information requested for each travelto-work area for the years 1978–79 to 1986–87 is as follows:

(7) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Newquay travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(8) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Bude travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(9) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Launceston travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(10) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Alfreton travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(11) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Haverhill travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(12) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Long Melford travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(13) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Lavenham travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(14) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Heanor travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

(15) what was the total expenditure on (a) regional development grant and (b) selective assistance to Ripley travel-to-work area in each year from 1978–79 to date;

Travel-to-work area 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Alfreton RDG 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.1 *
RSA 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1
Birmingham (Redditch)2 RDG
RSA 1.5 3.3
Bodmin RDG 0.5 * * 0.2
RSA 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4
Bude RDG *
RSA
Nottingham (Heanor and Ripley)2 RDG 0.1 * 0.1 0.6 *
0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Launceston RDG * * * 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
RSA
Newquay RDG 0.1 * 0.5
RSA 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
* Negligible.
2 Heanor, Ripley and Redditch are not current TTWAs: information has been given for the TTWAs which currently encompass these towns except that some payments under the original regional development grant scheme have been identified for the former Heanor TTWA.

Notes:

1. RSA information covers project and training grants only.

2. No RDG has been paid in the TTWAs covering the other areas listed in the questions.

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