HC Deb 25 January 1989 vol 145 cc568-9W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will provide figures for spending on(a) regional selective assistance and (b) regional development grant for (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland for each year from 1978–79 to 1988–89, and estimated figures for 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92, in cash and at 1987–88 prices.

Mr. Atkins

[holding answer 24 January 1989]: Gross expenditure on regional development grant and regional selective assistance in England, Scotland and Wales in the financial years 1978–79 to 1987–88 is shown in the tables together with current estimates provision for 1988–89. Information about planned expenditure on regional assistance in future years will shortly be published in the public expenditure White Paper.

The RDG and RSA schemes do not operate in Northern Ireland.

Expenditure at constant (1987–88) prices
£ million
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 (estimates provision)
(a) Regional selective assistance
England 121.4 81.9 72.0 73.4 86.5 74.9 83.6 81.4 105.9 122.9 147.8
Scotland 30.6 31.2 33.0 26.6 27.2 34.0 43.8 59.8 46.2 46.0 56.9
Wales 62.2 33.0 15.9 12.4 19.5 21.9 28.8 30.5 37.5 36.7 44.5
(b) Regional development grants
England 488.9 368.4 405.6 474.8 353.5 269.6 239.8 181.2 267.7 139.3 152.2
Scotland 220.3 123.2 167.9 192.6 361.8 172.3 125.2 117.0 179.2 78.0 56.8
Wales 146.8 88.9 153.3 164.9 153.0 86.9 106.3 91.8 93.5 53.4 61.8

Notes:

  1. 1. All figures in the above tables show gross expenditure, that is they exclude domestic receipts and receipts from the European Regional Development fund.
  2. 2. The RDG figures comprise expenditure under the original and revised schemes. The RSA figures incorporate expenditure under industrial and training grants, as well as assistance under the Business Improvement Services and Exchange Risk Guarantee schemes.
  3. 3. Current price data have been converted to constant (1987–88) prices by using the Implied Market Price Gross Domestic Product Deflator (1987–88= 100).