§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will list all offers of regional selective assistance in the Darlington area for each year since 1982; and whether he will provide the same information for(a) Stockton-on-Tees and (b) Middlesbrough.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe offers of regional selective assistance in the Darlington, Stockton and Middlesbrough areas in each year since 1 April 1982 are as follows:
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(A) Offers of regional selective assistance in the Darlington parliamentary constituency Company Amount offered £ 1 April 1982–31 March 1983 Nil 1 April 1983–31 March 1984 Whessoe Projects Ltd. 1,070,000 Brent Chemicals International Ltd. 40,000 Stenga Ltd. 25,000 C. P. Offset 25,000 Darlington Pattern Making Company 6,500 1 April 1984–31 March 1985 T. E. Catterall Ltd. 20,000 Amdega Ltd. 50,000 Indescon Ltd. 35,000 Priestgate Services (No. 29) Ltd. 30,000 1 April 1985–31 March 1986 Harvey Plating Ltd. 50,000 Rallbar Ltd. 10,000 Areena Shoe Components Ltd. 50,000 Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd. 70,000 Mini-Prints North East 15,000
Company Amount offered £ F. W. Alderson 5,000 S. R. Steel Ltd. 5,000 1 April 1986–31 March 1987 Kohlangaz Fire Co. Ltd. 30,000 Con-Mech Group Ltd. 45,000 Darlington Timber Supplies Ltd. 15,000 Mitre Tooling Co. Ltd. 35,000 Epcot Leisure Ltd. 15,000 BSA Foundries Ltd. 175,000 Baydale Engineering 8,000 Forge Diesel Services Ltd. 5,000 Amdega Ltd. 70,000 1 April 1987–31 March 1988 Vector Electronics 10,000 Rennyco Ltd. 5,000 Aycliffe Paper Winding Ltd. 5,000 Darcham Ltd. 65,000 Amdega Ltd. 100,000 Edgeworth Electronics Ltd. 5,000 Harvey Plating Ltd. 25,000 Glassfibre Flagpoles Ltd. 20,000 Mitre Plastics Ltd. 35,000 1 April 1988–31 March 1989 Regis Fibres (UK) Ltd. 25,000 BSA Engineering Ltd. 10,000 J. L. Moore & Sons 75,000 Stenga Ltd. 90,000 Thrivewell Ltd. 7,500 Shildon Manufacturing 15,000 Baydale Architectural Metalwork 25,000 Great Northern Timber Co. Ltd. 60,000 1 April 1989–30 September 1989 No case details published. 351W
(B) Offers of Regional Selective Assistance in the Stockton North Parliamentary Constituency Company Amount Offered £ 1 April 1982–31 March 1983 Derian Ltd. 25,000 Supreme Knitwear Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 25,000 1 April 1983–31 March 1984 Cleveland Redpath English Holdings Ltd. 4,000,000 English Conservatories Ltd. 25,000 Supreme Knitwear Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 25,000 John Harrison (Stockton) Ltd. 27,000 Brandtex Manufacturing Ltd. 25,000 1 April 1984–31 March 1985 Fine Organics Ltd. 300,000 Supreme Knitwear Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 35,000 ITM Head Wrightson Teesdale Ltd. 400,000 Josty (UK) Ltd. 20,000 1 April 1985–31 March 1986 Brandtex Manufacturing Ltd. 176,000 Bellrise Fashions Ltd. 12,500 Supreme Knitwear Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 25,000 John Harrison (Stockton) Ltd. 20,000 Herrewege Brushes Ltd. 45,000 1 April 1986–31 March 1987 Portrack Security Services 5,000 F. Hills & Sons Ltd. 80,000 C. & S. Hogarth Ltd. 25,000 1 April 1987–31 March 1988 Falcon Press (Stockton on Tees) Ltd. 35,000
Company Amount Offered £ Artix Ltd. 280,000 Lionweld Ltd. 255,000 F. Hills & Sons Ltd. 40,000 1 April 1988–31 March 1989 Billingham Press Ltd. 25,000 Spencer & Halstead Ltd. 400,000 BKE Ltd. 10,000 1 April 1989–30 September 1989 No case details published 352W
(c) Offers of regional selective assistance in the Stockton, South parliamentary constituency Company Amount offered £ 1 April 1982–31 March 1983 Parkfield Group plc 30,000 M. M. Knitwear 1982 Ltd. 96,000 Cleveland Microfilm Services Ltd. 25,000 Cardosi's Ltd. 15,000 Eyetech Group Ltd. 95,000 Nerco Products Ltd. 5,000 Hygena Ltd. 172,628 1 April 1983–31 March 1984 Northdale Rotary Engineering Ltd. 22,000 Hygena Ltd. 366,000 Churchcliffe Glass 8,000 Panda Supplies Ltd. 20,000 Sanderson Chemical Consultants 20,000 1 April 1984–31 March 1985 Cresstale Ltd. 20,000 J. G. Tinkler Ltd. 72,303 Tabuchi Electric (UK) Ltd. 300,000 1 April 1985–31 March 1986 British Visqueen Ltd. 400,000 Elta Plastics Ltd. 50,000 Cresstale Ltd. 75,000 Harcros Chemicals UK Ltd. 400,000 Supreme Knitwear (1986) Ltd. 25,000 1 April 1986–31 March 1987 Laserprint and Display Ltd. 5,000 Cresstale Ltd. 85,000 1 April 1987–31 March 1988 Supreme Knitwear Manufacturing Company Ltd. 100,000 Wireless Video Products 5,000 Stainton Metal Company Ltd. 50,000 Tees Components Ltd. 48,000 Silleck Mouldings Ltd. 170,000 Sanyo Electric Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. 721,000 1 April 1988–31 March 1989 De Novo Engineering Ltd. 20,000 Ready-To-Assemble Furniture Ltd. 400,000 Styles Precision Components Ltd. 20,000 Dalestone Concrete Products Ltd. 70,000 E. H. Education and Training (E. E. Hughes T. A.) 10,000 1 April 1989–30 September 1989 No case details published
(D) Offers of regional selective assistance in the Middlesbrough local authority district Company Amount offered £ 1 April 1982–31 March 1983 Seaway International Cables Company Ltd. 20,000 Fabrikat industries Ltd. 230,000 Collin Maintenance and Inspection Services 200,000 1 April 1983–31 March 1984 Norlite Windows Ltd. 14,000 A. C. Walker and Co. 10,000 Solar Pans Ltd. 50,000 1 April 1984–31 March 1985 Henry Newbould Ltd. 480,000 1 April 1985–31 March 1986 Cleveland Cable Company Ltd. 45,000 1 April 1986–31 March 1987 Chemoxy International Ltd. 200,000 1 April 1987–31 March 1988 Marinecrown Ltd. T/A Tees Inshore Engineering 25,000 Bulkhaul Ltd. 100,000 Stanley Vickers Ltd. 45,000 Northern Systems Ltd. 30,000 Amberley Foods Ltd. 550,000 Recovery Ltd. 15,000 Maval Engineering Company Ltd. 25,000 1 April 1988–31 March 1989 Gordian Print Ltd. 22,000 River Tees Engineering and Welding Ltd. 50,000 Wearparts Ltd. 60,000 Cherry Marine Ltd. 15,000 1 April 1989–30 September 1989 No case details published Notes:
1 In accordance with normal practice, information has been restricted to that published in the quarterly tables in "British Business".
2 The figures relate to the Parliamentary Constituency areas of
- (a) Darlington
- (b) Stockton North
- (c) Stockton South and to the local authority area of
- (d)Middlesbrough, excluding that part of the Stockton South Parliamentary Constituency within the borough boundary.
§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs have been created or safeguarded by regional aid in the Northern region since 1984.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe number of jobs expected to be created or safeguarded in the Northern region1 through offers of regional develpment grant (RDG) and regional selective assistance (RSA) since 1984 is:
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Regional Development Grants Financial Year Jobs 1984–85 2846 1985–86 11,340 1986–87 18,389 1987–88 21,156 1988–89 25,013 Total 76,744
Regional Selective Assistance Financial Year Jobs 1983–84 14,133 1984–85 13,579 1985–86 5,984 1986–87 9,600 1987–88 6,123 1988–89 4,487 1989–903 3,708 Total 57,614 1 The northern region is the north east region plus Cumbria. 2 Offers were made under the revised RGD scheme from 29 November 1984. Following the closure of the scheme on 31 March 1988, all outstanding offers were made in the period ending 31 March 1989. Prior to November 1984, RDG's were not linked to the creation or preservation of jobs, so no estimate is available of the effect on employment of payments under that scheme. 3 Period to 30 October 1989. Notes:
1.Some RSA and RGD offers will relate to the same jobs but it is not practicable accurately to identify these.
2.The figures for both schemes are based on offers made.
3.Regional enterprise grants have also been available for firms employing less than 25 people in development areas since April 1988. Job creation or safeguarding is not, however, a condition of the scheme.
4.Other Government Departments have no job-linked regional aid schemes.