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Mr. Nott
asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) what was the total expenditure on regional grants and assistance granted to the St. Ives parliamentary division in 1976 and 1977; what amount this represents as expenditure for each member of the working population; and what was the comparable figure for the United Kingdom as a whole;(2) what was the total expenditure on regional grants and assistance to the Cardiff, South-East parliamentary constituency in 1976 and 1977; what amount this represents as expenditure for each member of the working population in the area; and what was the ocmparable figure for the United Kingdom as a whole.
Mr. Cryer
Loans and grants have been offered as selective financial assistance
| Assistance offered £'000 | Assistance per head of working population £ | |||||||
| 1976— | ||||||||
| St. Ives Parly Divn (excluding Hayle Employment Office Area) | … | … | … | … | … | … | 412 | 20·3 |
| Cardiff Employment Office Area | … | … | … | 480 | 3·3 | |||
| Great Britain (5 main Assisted Areas) | … | … | … | 139,388 | 13·6 | |||
| 1977— | ||||||||
| St. Ives (excluding Hayle Employment Office Area) | … | — | — | |||||
| Cardiff Employment Office Area | … | … | … | 1,204 | 8·3 | |||
| Great Britain (5 main Assisted Areas) | … | … | 125,872 | 12·3 | ||||
| Other assistance has been made available by way of regional development grants under Part I of the Industry Act. | ||||||||