§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much regional development grant was received by the British Steel Corporation between June 1979 and the latest available date; if he will list the steel works receiving such grant with the amounts given; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsDetails of payments of regional development grants above certain thresholds are published inBritish Business. The details published are: under the original RDG scheme, individual payments which exceed £25,000 showing the employment office area concerned; and under the revised scheme, payments to individual undertakings in a travel-to-work area which cumulatively exceed £25,000 in any one quarter. Payments of RDG to the British Steel Corporation published in British Business for the period 1 July 1979 to 31 March 1988 totalled some £190 million. In addition, BSC will have benefited from RDG paid to leasing companies in respect of assets leased to the corporation. Information on these payments, and on payments to individual works, is not readily available.