§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list each piece of legislation within the responsibility of his Department which bestows economic development powers or economic development assistance on local authority areas and which are based, in whole or in part, on statistics related to the relevant travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 16 November 1992]: Section 13 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 empowers my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade to make grants in the assisted areas for the improvement of a basic service for which he is responsible. Local authorities would be eligible for such assistance. My 133W right hon. Friend has no other powers bestowing such powers or assistance to local authorities in the manner described.