HC Deb 01 February 1999 vol 324 c507W
Mr. Rammell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which measures of local deprivation his Department and its agencies use in considering allocation of funds to local projects. [66720]

Mr. Wills

The DTI does not use measures of local deprivation in considering allocation of funds to local projects. Applications for regional selective assistance are considered on their merits, in accordance with the requirements of the Industrial Development Act 1982.