§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many awards of regional selective assistance, and of what value, have been made to firms in the Dudley metropolitan borough in each of the past five years. [581]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe number of offers, and value of regional selective assistance made to businesses in the Dudley metropolitan borough over the past five years is shown in the table:
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Local authority district—Dudley Number of approvals Grant approved £ thousands 1 April 1990–31 March 1991 30 1,325 1 April 1991–31 March 1992 19 693 1 April 1992–31 March 1993 16 616 1 April 1993–31 March 1994 22 1,175 1 April 1994–31 March 1995 33 1,253 In the current year the number of offers and value of assistance has been:
Local authority district—Dudley Number of approvals Grant approved £ thousands 1 April 1995 to 31 October 1995 31 1,184
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what sum was originally provided for regional selective assistance in 1994–95; and what was the eventual figure. [1327]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 21 November 1995]: The estimate for regional selective assistance in 1994–95 was £101.2 million. Actual expenditure was £113.1 million.
The figures are available respectively in the Government's expenditure plans 1995–96 to 1997–98 and the Industrial Development Act annual report.