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Government Aid

Volume 922: debated on Friday 17 December 1976

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asked the Secretary of State for Industry what has been the total amount of grants in the current year made under Section 7 of the Industry Act to firms operating in the regions of England.

In the period from 1st April to 31st October 1976 grants were offered to firms in respect of projects located in Scotland and the three main assisted areas of England as follows:

£
Scotland8,501,000
England16,227,000
These grants are equivalent to about £54 per head of the registered unemployed in Scotland and £39 per head in England.