§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list(a) the grants and (b) other advantageous terms available to firms sited within areas with development status and those with assisted area status.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 25 February 1992]: There are two main grant schemes available to businesses in the assisted areas of Great Britain. Regional selective assistance is available throughout the assisted areas and regional enterprise grants are available in development areas and the intermediate areas of Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, Plymouth and Fife which are covered by the European Community RESIDER and REN.AVAL programmes. Also, consultancy support under the enterprise initiative is given at a higher rate in the assisted areas; and grants or loans may be made by the relevant Secretary of State towards the improvement of basic services.
In addition, English Estates, and other agencies in Scotland and Wales, have programmes for the provision of industrial and commercial premises in the assisted areas.