§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Industry, further to his answer in the Official Report, column 423 of 29th October, that funds have been advanced by Parliament as assistance to industry, why it is not possible to have the amount advanced to companies and the projects for which the amounts were advanced published in the Official Report, as well as in Trade and Industry.
§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Industry in view of the difficulty in tracing details, if he will indicate in which editions of Trade and Industry details appeared of moneys advanced to Lucas Industries, Ransome Hoffman and Pollard, Cyanamid of Great Britain, Dow Chemicals, BP Chemicals International 744W Ltd. and Lindsey Oil Refinery Ltd, and of the projects for which the moneys were advanced.
Mr. Alan WilliamsI am surprised that the hon. Member needed to ask about the editions. The offers made to Lucas Productions Ltd., Ransome Hoffman and Pollard Ltd., Cyanamid of Great Britain Ltd., and Dow Chemicals Ltd., were published inTrade and Industry on 8th October, page 120. These projects concern the production of diesel engine components, ball bearings, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural chemicals respectively.
As yet no payments have been made to BP Chemicals International Ltd. and Lindsey Oil Refinery U.K., so that offers have not been published in Trade and Industry. In these two cases, however, the offers were approved by resolutions of the House under Section 8 (8) of the Industry Act 1972 on 24th March 1976 and on 21st June 1976 respectively.