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Mr. Mason
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, in the light of the further rise in unemployment in Barnsley and district since the assisted area map was last revised, he will now grant the Barnsley district development area status; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Giles Shaw
No. Stability in regional industrial policy is important to companies considering investment decisions. It is only just over two years since the assisted areas map was revised and it is too soon in my view to contemplate changes. I would also refer the right hon.
| Travel to work area | Number of projects | Total projects costs £ | Total assistance £ | Number jobs created/safeguarded |
| Barnsley | 11 | 4,027,270 | 254,000 | 233 |
| Sheffield | 49 | 34,797,260 | 3,665,750 | 1,737 |
| Doncaster | 15 | 93,674,421 | 5,309,000 | 3,448 |
| Bradford | 90 | 88,337,543 | 8,781,200 | 3,256 |
| Grimsby | 17 | 84,786,500 | 5,418,000 | 1,302 |
| Hull | 36 | 150,664,064 | 10,515,000 | 2,386 |