§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many grant applications have been submitted for the cost of road works on industrial estates in England under the Local Employment Act 1972 since the scheme began; how many were in the public and how many in the private sector; how many have been approved, rejected, and are still awaiting decisions, respectively; how many related to Yorkshire and Humberside and to each of the other economic regions of England, respectively; and what is the total value of approvals to date.
§ Dr. GilbertI have been asked to reply.
Separate records are not kept of road works on industrial estates and elsewhere. All grants for such works under Section 7 of the Act have been paid to local authorities. The figures up to 31st March 1975 follow:
what are the precise applications to which this oil is put by the industry; and what is the value of the resulting export of goods containing this oil.
§ Mr. KaufmanSperm oil is used in the leather industry to give pliability and stretch properties to gloving and clothing leather. No figures are available of total consumption of sperm oil by the industry, but it is the major user, and total imports in 1974 were 11,275 tons, valued at £1.83 259W million. It is impossible to estimate the value of exports of goods containing this oil.