§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list, with dates, the names of those manufacturing firms which came to Carmarthenshire in the years 1965 to 1972, respectively, and which applied for and received financial assistance from his Department.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret that for reasons of commercial confidentiality it is
GRANTS UNDER THE INDUSTRY ACT IN SCOTLAND 9th August 1972–12th October 1972 13th October 1972–10th November 1972 11th November 1972–8th December 1972 9th December 1972–5th January 1973 6th January 1973–16th February 1973 Regional Development Grants: (a) Applications received (Nos.) 91 186 270 331 640 (b) Payments (Nos.) — 22 36 105 311
August 1972 September 1972 October 1972 November 1972 December 1972 January 1973 February 1973 Grants under Section 7: (a) Applications received (Nos.) 4 3 7 2 4 n.a. (b) offers (Nos.) — — — — — 1 n.a. Shipbuilding Construction Grants: (a) Applications received (Nos.) — 5 4 13 16 9 6 (b)Applications paid (Nos.) — 5 1 12 10 2 2
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total number of applications now received by his Department in Scotland for assistance under the Industry Act; how many applications have been granted aid; and how many have been refused.
§ Mr. ChatawayThe following table sets out the information:
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Industry Act Assistance in Scotland Nos. Regional Development Grants (position to 16th February 1973) (a) applications received 1,518 (b) payments 474 (c) applications rejected 60 Selective Regional Assistance (position to 31st January 1973) (a) applications received 119 (b) offers 19 (c) applications rejected 5 not the practice to disclose details of assistance in the form requested.