§ Gillian MerronTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on how much regional selective assistance has been offered to companies investing in the English regions since May 1997. [156753]
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§ Mr. CabornA total of £581.6 million has been offered as follows:
£million Region/county Grant value Eastern Bedfordshire 1.4 Cambridgeshire 1.1 Essex 0.4 Norfolk 1.3 Suffolk 0.3 Total 4.5 East Midlands Derbyshire 6.6 Leicestershire 0.4 Lincolnshire 1.5 Nottinghamshire 32.2 Total 40.7 London North East London 2.6 North West London 3.4 South East London 0.4 Total 6.4 North East Cleveland 12.2 Durham 25.8 Northumberland 9.5 Tyne and Wear 106.3 Total 153.8 North West Cheshire 22.1 Cumbria 4.8 Greater Manchester 28.0 Lancashire 6.3 Merseyside 89.1 Total 150.3 South East East Sussex 1.8 Isle of Wight 3.4 Kent 12.4 Total 17.6 South West Cornwall 14.0 Devon 22.0 Dorset 1.6 Total 37.6 West Midlands Hereford and Worcester 0.9 Shropshire 0.9 Staffordshire 9.7 Warwickshire 25.5 West Midlands 63.1 Total 100.1 Yorkshire/Humberside Humberside 15.5 North Yorkshire 0.3 South Yorkshire 48.9 West Yorkshire 5.9 Total 70.6 Grand total 581.6