§ 115. Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much public money will be spent to attract industry to Scotland under the arrangements set out in Command Paper No. 4516 on incentives to industry as estimated for the next five years; and how much was spent in the last five years.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe precise cost of the Government's proposals will depend on how many firms take advantage of the new incentives and the nature of their projects. In the last five years, Government preferential assistance to industry386W in the Scottish Development Area totalled £286 million.