§ Sir Rhodes BoysonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the total amount of regional grants, support for industry and any other assistance given by his Department in(a) England, (b) Greater London and (c) the south east, excluding Greater London, for each year from 1982–83 to 1992–93, estimated, distinguishing between current and capital expenditure, though excluding local authority credit approvals and capital allocations.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 28 April 1993]: Regional assistance was not available in London or elsewhere in the south-east in the years 1982–83 to 1992–93. 6W Information on support for industry and other assistance in London and the south-east is not available except at disproportionate cost. Details of the total level of DTI expenditure on regional assistance, support for industry and other assistance are published following each financial year and are available from the Library.