§ 9. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what companies are currently in receipt of aid from his Department to promote machine tool development projects; and how much they are receiving.
§ Sir J. EdenIn the current financial year 21 companies are getting support amounting to £445,000. I will circulate details in the OFFICIAL REPORT. Also four companies are receiving a total of £375.000 this year under contracts from the N.R.D.C.
§ Mr. HuckfieldIs the Minister aware that, though I am grateful that at last I have been able to get some kind of information like that, there is a great deal of concern among the workers in the industry that much of this money is spent on imported machine tools? Will the hon. Gentleman now give us an idea of the percentage of this money from the Government which is spent on imported machine tools and say whether his Department has any new initiative for the machine tool industry?
§ Sir J. EdenIf I can identify, in the detailed form the hon. Gentleman requires, the kind of information for which he has asked, I will certainly let him have it.
§ Following in the information:
| COMPANIES RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY FOR MACHINE TOOL PROJECTS | ||||
| Company | Item | Total Contracts Value £'000 | Total Payments Expected 1971–72 £'000 | |
| Abwood Machine Tools Ltd. | … | Electrolytic Grinder | 27.6 | 0.7 |
| Bishop Eaves | … | Workmaster Lathe | 51.4 | 23.6 |
| Broadbent-Schofield Ltd. | … | Automatic Lathes | 52.0 | 15.6 |
| Butler Machine Tool Co. Ltd. | … | Plano Milling Machine | 75.9 | — |
| Cambridge Vacuum | … | Electron Beam Welder | 80.8 | 0.7 |
| Churchill Redman | … | Automatic Lathe | 139.8 | 39.1 |
| Churchill Redman | … | P.5 Lathe | 172.8 | 0.2 |
| Churchill Vero Machine Tools Ltd. | … | Machining Centre | 82.9 | — |
| English Electric-A.E.I. Turbine Generators Ltd. | Petro-Forge Process | 13.8 | 3.3 | |
| Ferranti Ltd. | … | Drawing and Measuring Machine | 93.5 | — |
| J. Goulder and Sons Ltd. | … | Gear Testing Machine | 29.6 | 0.7 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd | … | 2M Robot Lathe (Programme-sequenced) | 192.6 | 2.0 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | 3M Robot Lathe (Programme-sequenced) | 111.0 | 1.9 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | Automatic Capstan Lathe | 44.6 | 0.1 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | No. 3 Programmed Automatic Lathe | 294.9 | 1.9 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | No. 4 Programmed Automatic Lathe | 192.5 | 5.6 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | Vertical Automatic Lathe | 240.4 | 9.6 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | Machining Centre | 152.5 | 49.6 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | Turning Centre | 204.3 | 62.2 |
| Herbert B.S.A. Ltd. | … | Electro-Chemical Deburring Machine | 18.9 | 5.8 |
| Jones and Shipman | … | Cylindrical Grinding Machine | 46.6 | 0.6 |
| Jones and Shipman | … | Surface Grinding Machine | 32.6 | 0.3 |
| Jones and Shipman | … | Grinding Machine | 19.3 | 0.2 |
| Marwin Machine Tools Ltd. | … | Machining Centre | 322.0 | 18.3 |
| Massey Ltd. | … | Hydrostamp Press | 242.0 | 2.2 |
| Newall Eng. Co. Ltd. | … | High Speed Grinding Machine | 144.2 | 76.1 |
| Redman Eng. Co. Ltd. | … | Pre-forming "Use-Making" Machine | 24.7 | 1.4 |
| F. E. Rowland and Co. Ltd. | … | Friction Welding Machine | 19.6 | — |
| Thos. Ryder and Son Ltd. | … | Transfer Line Units | 596.7 | 52.7 |
| Van Moppes | … | Profile Grinding Machine | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| Wadkin Ltd. | … | Die-formed End-jointing Machine for Timber. | 9.1 | 2.9 |
| Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd. | … | Single-spingle Chucking Automatic Lathe. | 48.9 | 18.9 |
| Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd. | … | 12 inch Chucking Programmed Lathe | 35.2 | 11.6 |
| Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd. | … | 24 inch Chucking Programmed Lathe | 50.6 | 31.9 |
| Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd. | … | Internal Grinding Machine | 43.4 | 3.5 |
| … | TOTAL | 3,913.4 | 444.9 |