HC Deb 06 December 1994 vol 251 cc128-9W
Mr. Hutton

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 1 DecemberOfficial Report, column 809 what was the number of successful applications for regional selective assistance in each development and intermediate area in the north-west.

Mr. Eggar

The information is given in the table:

Travel to work area Number of offers made (1 April 1993–1 March 1994)
Accrington and Rossendale 21
Barrow-in-Furness 12
Blackburn 22
Bolton and Bury 40
Liverpool 63
Manchester 73
Oldham 18
Rochdale 19
Sheffield 1
Whitehaven 1
Widnes and Runcorn 15
Wigan and St. Helens 38
Wirral and Chester 26
Workington 14
Total 363

Mr. Hutton

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the number of(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applications for regional selective assistance in each development and intermediate area in London and the Eastern region for the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr. Eggar

The information is given in the table for London, the south-east and eastern regions.

Travel to work area Offers made1 Applications rejected1
Clacton 3 1
Great Yarmouth 3 2
Harwich 1 0
Wisbech 4 0
Heathrow 3 0
London 3 0
Dover and Deal 1 0
Folkestone 3 1
Hastings 2 0
Isle of Wight 7 0
Sittingbourne and Sheerness 7 0
Thanet 3 0
Total 40 4
1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994