HC Deb 19 February 1997 vol 290 cc598-9W
Mr. William Powell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total amount paid under the Industry Acts and subsequent legislation to companies in the Corby area in each year since 1980. [15730]

Mr. Greg Knight

Records showing the total amount paid to companies in the Corby travel-to-work area under sections 7 and 8 of the Industrial Development Act (1982), by calender year, for the period 1983 to 1996 are as follows:

Year (£000's)
1983 840
1984 3,037
1985 5,611
1986 2,925
1987 6,561
1988 5,262
1989 7,210
1990 10,404
1991 3,322
1992 1,339
1993 1,991
1994 2,964
1995 669
1996 1,047
Total 53,182

There are no computerised records for the years 1980 to 1982, and the information can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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