§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the amounts of regional development grant in Clwyd for each year since 1975; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI have been asked to reply. The information requested, which is only readily available for the financial years 1976–77 onwards, is as follows:
£ million 1976–77 3.3 1977–78 7.4 1978–79 9.5 1979–80 4.9 1980–81 8.6 1981–82 15.8 1982–83 17.8 1983–84 12.2 1984–85 23.4 1985–86 22.8 1986–87 27.9 Expenditure in 1985–86 and 1986–87 included payments respectively of £1.5 million and £8.7 million under the revised regional development grant scheme introduced in November 1984.