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Dr. Godman
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the average amount of subsidy from the taxpayer per employee at British Leyland for each year from 1979 to 1983.
Mr. Butcher
The information requested is as follows:
| Year | Government equity paid to BL | Average weekly number of UK employees | Average assistance per UK employee |
| 1979 | £150 million | 154,820 | £968·87 |
| 1980 | £300 million | 134,990 | £2,222·39 |
| 1981 | £520 million | 103,989 | £5,000·53 |
| 1982 | £260 million | 84,475 | £3,077·83 |
| 1983 | £200 million | *80,250 | *£2,492·21 |
| * Estimate | |||