§ 90. Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the amount of grants made to various companies, firms, and persons during the War; to whom they were made; the reasons for making them; the extent to 1089 which these reasons have been fulfilled in practice; and to include those companies, firms, and persons to whom were granted abatements in connection with Excess Profits Duty, instead of the Government supplying funds?
§ Mr. BALDWINIf the hon. Member would be good enough to state more precisely what grants he has in mind, and by what Department they were made, I shall be glad to consider what information can be given. Perhaps I may refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 25th March last to the hon. and gallant Member for Aberdeen Central.