HC Deb 19 July 1995 vol 263 cc1550-3W
Ms Armstrong

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the amounts of regional preferential assistance of each type invested in each region in each year since 1978–79 in cash and constant prices. [35474]

Mr. Eggar

Details of regional preferential assistance from 1978–79 to 1992–93 at current prices and at 1991–92 prices can be found in the Official Report, 31 March 1994, columns 1005–6.

A regional breakdown of regional preferential assistance at cash and constant prices for 1993–94 and 1994–95 is given in the table.

More detailed analysis of regional preferential assistance could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

1993–94 1994–95
Current prices 1991–92 prices Current prices 1991–92 prices
Northern 52.7 49.2 38.2 35.0
Yorkshire and Humberside 35.6 33.2 23.0 21.1
East Midlands 1.9 1.8 5.2 4.8
South West 9.5 8.9 9.2 8.4
West Midlands 14.4 13.4 14.7 13.5
North West 40.3 37.6 17.4 15.9
Merseyside1 — — 15.0 13.7
East — — 0.7 0.6
South East — — 0.9 0.8
London — — 0.6 0.5
England 154.4 144.1 124.9 114.3
1993–94 1994–95
Current prices 1991–92 prices Current prices 1991–92 prices
Wales 118.8 110.8 2109.2 2100.1
Scotland 121.2 113.1 134.5 123.2
Great Britain 394.4 368.0 368.6 337.6
1 Figures for Merseyside for earlier years are included in those for the North West.
2 Welsh figures for 1994–95 are provisional.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost per job year of the financial inducements given under the regional selective assistance scheme in each year since 1993–95; and if he will make a statement. [34954]

Expenditure on regional assistance at 1994–95 prices
Regional development grant £ million
Region 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Northern 306.5 248.9 277.8 229.2 174.4 145.9 104.7 154.1
North West 147.0 223.9 276.8 175.3 142.9 131.1 96.6 152.8
Yorkshire and Humberside 53.8 82.0 90.9 65.6 40.4 43.9 37.6 40.9
South West 12.5 18.0 19.9 19.8 13.4 15.6 13.4 23.1
East Midlands 6.0 6.8 13.9 15.9 14.1 6.2 6.8 12.7
West Midlands 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
England 525.9 579.9 679.3 505.8 385.2 342.8 259.1 383.6

Expenditure on regional assistance at 1994–95
Regional Development Grant £ million
Region 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Northern 87.5 109.0 81.4 41.3 17.9 8.7 1.5 0.2
North West 64.9 62.4 35.6 22.6 14.3 1.4 0.6 —
Yorkshire and Humberside 25.2 25.8 12.3 6.4 1.9 1.2 0.2 —
South West 10.0 8.9 4.4 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
East Midlands 10.0 10.5 10.2 4.5 1.6 0.3 0.4 —
West Midlands 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
England 197.7 216.5 143.9 76.1 36.1 11.6 2.8 0.4

Expenditure on regional assistance at 1994–95 prices
Regional selective assistance £ million
Region 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Northern 37.3 39.0 46.9 40.2 28.6 29.8 28.3 27.5
North West 75.1 45.6 30.5 34.8 25.3 26.6 22.2 29.1
Yorkshire and Humberside 22.0 13.3 14.7 20.2 16.4 18.9 14.5 16.1
South West 8.8 5.7 3.5 5.2 3.8 4.3 4.4 8.3
East Midlands 3.0 1.3 2.1 7.7 16.0 12.5 6.8 3.5
West Midlands 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.6 15.7
Merseyside1 — — — — — — — —
South East — — — — — — — —
London — — — — — — — —
England 146.3 104.9 97.7 108.1 90 92 85.8 102.2
1 Figures for Merseyside for earlier years are included in those for the North West.

Expenditure on regional assistance at 1994–95 prices
Regional selective assistance £ million
Region 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Northern 36.7 48.2 40.9 33.3 30.5 29.5 33.5 36.7
North West 28.9 27.9 39.5 29.8 24.7 19.1 20.6 16.4
Yorkshire and Humberside 20.8 28.7 14.2 12.8 9.6 8.8 20.9 19.1
South West 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.1 6.0 5.4 6.7 8.2

Mr. Oppenheim

The figures requested are as follows: Regional Selective Assistance—England

  • Average cost per job
    • 1992–93: £4,473
    • 1993–94: £4,083
    • 1994–95: £4,364

Based on offers of grant accepted during the specified periods.

Mr. Byers

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how much his department provided by way of regional assistance to industry in constant prices by region in each year since 1979–80. [34644]

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 17 July 1995]: The figures requested are as follows:

Expenditure on regional assistance at 1994–95 prices
Regional selective assistance £ million
Region 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
East Midlands 3.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.7 3.1
West Midlands 26.9 33.8 24.8 20.9 9.5 11.3 14.1 13.7
Merseyside1 — — — — — — — 14.4
East — — — — — — — 0.4
South East — — — — — — — 0.7
London — — — — — — — 0.4
England 123.1 146.2 126.6 103.5 81.2 74.8 96.5 113.1