Division
Records of the Regional Support and Inward Investment Division
Catalogue reference: Division within PV
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Division within PV
Regional Support and Inward Investment Division and successors, registered files (RSI series), are in PV 14.
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Division within PV
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Regional Support and Inward Investment Division
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Date (When the record was created)
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1978-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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Regional Support and Inward Investment Division and successors, registered files (RSI series), are in PV 14.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Regional Industrial Finance Division was renamed the Regional Support and Inward Investment Division in 1978 to strengthen the focus on inward investment. The Division continued with same remit until the formation of the Department of Trade and Industry in 1983 when it became responsible for tourism and was then called the Regional Support, Inward Investment and Tourism Division.
The Division was responsible for regional selective assistance under the Industry Act 1972 including co-ordination with the Scottish and Welsh Offices and providing advice to the English Regional Offices on its administration. It also liaised with the European Investment Bank and the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) on loans and cover, provided finance and statistics on regional selective assistance, undertook regional promotion and publicity and dealt with major cases. The Division was also responsible for the Invest in Britain Bureau which promoted inward investment by overseas manufacturing and service industry companies.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1409/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: PV
Records created or inherited by the Department of Industry, 1974-1983, and successors
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Records of the Regional Support and Inward Investment Division