§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many offers there have been, and of what total value, against which a first payment was made of(a) regional selective assistance of (i) less than £5,000 and (ii) £5,000 or more by his Department in each financial quarter since 1985–86 in (1) Holyhead, (2) Bangor/Caernarfon, (3) Pwllheli, and (4) Portmadog Ffestiniog travel-to-work areas, respectively; and (b) regional development grants of (i) less than £5,000 and (ii) 5,000 or more in the Holyhead travel-to-work area.
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§ Mr. Peter WalkerThere have been no offers of regional selective assistance since 1985–86 against which a first payment has been made in the travel-to-work areas of Holyhead, Pwllheli and Porthmadog and Ffestiniog. In the Bangor and Caernarfon TTWA, there have been no such offers of less than £5,000. Details of those for £5,000 or more are set out in the table.
In the case of regional development grant, details of offers in the Holyhead TTWA against which a first payment has been made are given in the table for the period 1 April 1985 to 31 December 1987 as a whole. In order to protect confidentiality on individual projects which do not meet the standard criteria for publication, the information is not broken down into financial quarters.
I envisage more regional development grant during 1988–89 and thereafter an increase in demand for regional selective assistance in the area.
(i) RSA offers—1.4.85 to 31.12.87 (where a first payment has been made). Bangor and Caemarfon TTWA Offers of £5,000 or more Period Number Total Value £ 1 April 1985–30 June 1985 1 5,000 1 July 1985–30 September 1985 1 24,000 1 October 1985–31 December 1986 — — 1 January 1987–31 March 1987 2 54,000 1 April 1987–31 December 1987 — — Total 4 83,000 428W
Persons on the register of handicapped people at 31 March 1987 Handicap Deaf with speech Deaf without speech Hard of hearing Blind Partially sighted General classes2 Total Clwyd Number 61 138 709 1,077 688 29,804 32,477 per cent. of population1 0.015 0.034 0.177 0.270 0.172 7.458 8.127 Dyfed Number 78 44 195 1,375 755 8,052 10,499 per cent. of population 0.023 0.013 0.058 0.406 0.223 2.375 3.097 Gwent Number 182 187 184 1,475 1,070 15,249 18,347 per cent. of population 0.041 0.042 0.042 0.334 0.242 3.452 4.153 Gwynedd Number 44 57 351 801 339 6,116 7,708 per cent. of population 0.019 0.024 0.150 0.341 0.144 2.607 3.286 Mid Glamorgan Number 173 194 437 1,849 1,271 36,162 40,086 per cent. of population 0.032 0.036 0.082 0.346 0.238 6.766 7.500 Powys Number 60 35 232 249 144 2,985 3,705 per cent. of population 0.053 0.031 0.206 0.222 0.128 2.656 3.296 South Glamorgan Number 169 103 222 807 516 10,400 12,217 per cent. of population 0.043 0.026 0.056 0.204 0.130 2.628 3.087 West Glamorgan Number 221 274 355 870 833 10,710 13,263 per cent. Of population 0.061 0.075 0.098 0.239 0.229 2.947 3.650
(ii) RDG offers—1 April 1985 to 31 December 1987 (where a first payment has been made). Holyhead TTWA Offer Value Number Total Value £ Less than £5,000 14 30,961 £5,000 or more 28 1,005,791 Total 42 1,036,752