§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total annual expenditure in each year since 1979–80 on(a) regional development grants, (b) regional selective assistance, (c) regional investment grants and (d) regional innovation grants paid in the Corby development area.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information is as follows:
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(a) Regional development grants1 Payments £ million
1979–80 — 1980–81 0.2 1981–82 2.6 1982–83 6.8 1983–84 6.5 1984–85 2.5 1985–86 3.3 1986–87 7.9 1987–88 6.6 1988–89 7.9 1 April 1989 to 31 December 1989 7.3 1 From 1985–86 includes payments on both original Regional Development Grants (RDG I) and revised Regional Development Grant (RDG II). RDG I grants were terminated in November 1984 and RDG II grants in November 1988.
(b) Regional selective assistance Payments £ million
1979–80 — 1980–81 0.03 1981–82 0.31 1982–83 1.43 1983–84 4.47 1984–85 3.45 1985–86 2.89 1986–87 1.58 1987–88 0.96 1988–89 0.37 1 April 1989 to 31 December 1989 0.32
(c) Regional investment grants1 Payments £ million
1988–89 0.01 1 April 1989 to 31 December 1989 0.12 1 Scheme introduced March 1988.
(d) Regional innovation grants1 Payments £ million
1988–89 — 1 April 1989 to 31 December 1989 0.03 1 Scheme introduced March 1988.