HC Deb 14 July 1992 vol 211 cc631-2W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answers of 8 July,Official Report, column 243, whether the information given for

(a) Derelict land grant expenditure by DOE region since 1987–88 (prices at date of approval) £ million
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
North 13.520 10.950 8.228 8.425 8.279
North West 21.150 17.980 15.582 11.745 18.137
Merseyside Task Force 8.330 8.000 5.989 7.813 7.504
Yorkshire and Humberside 9.750 13.660 12.052 14.499 19.109
West Midlands 16.630 16.200 12.753 14.728 17.190
East Midlands 8.230 8.280 8.457 10.475 11.417
South West 1.400 1.680 0.793 1.638 2.525
South East 0.610 0.450 0.138 0.247 0.212
Eastern 0.100 0.140 0.399 0.524 0.228
Greater London 1.050 0.770 1.042 1.248 1.633
Total 80.770 78.110 65.433 71.342 86.234

(b) Derelict land grant expenditure by DOE region since 1987–88 at 1987–88 prices £ million
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
North 13.520 10.212 7.200 6.814 6.258
North West 21.150 16.768 13.634 9.499 13.709
Merseyside Task Force 8.330 7.461 5.240 6.319 5.672
Yorkshire and Humberside 9.750 12.739 10.546 11.726 14.444
West Midlands 16.630 15.108 11.159 11.912 12.993
East Midlands 8.230 7.722 7.400 8.472 8.630
South West 1.400 1.567 0.694 1.325 1.909
South East 0.610 0.420 0.121 0.200 0.160
Eastern 0.100 0.131 0.349 0.424 0.172
Greater London 1.050 0.718 0.912 1.009 1.234
Total 80.770 72.846 57.255 57.699 65.181

1992–93 in her answers of 9 June, Official Report, column 139, and of 23 June to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, Central, (Mr. Cousins) Official Report, column 164, is subject to the same degree of commercial confidentiality as the comparable information for each TEC.

Mr. McLoughlin

Yes. All TECs need the assurance of commercial confidentiality to safeguard their negotiations with their providers.