§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the 106 offers of assistance made by his Department to industry under the accelerated projects scheme, indicating the companies involved, the moneys advanced and the areas in which the projects were to be commenced prior to 30th November 1976.
Mr. Alan WilliamsAs already indicated to the hon. Member, offers of assistance are published inTrade and Industry, in the quarter following the first payment, in accordance with arrangements announced to the House on 31st July 1974. Trade and Industry is available in the Library of the House.
§ 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 30W the projects for which the amounts were advanced published in the Official Report, as well as in Trade and Industry.
Mr. Alan Williams, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 5th November 1976; Vol. 918, c. 743], gave the following information:
About 1,000 offers of selective assistance under Sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 are made each year. These are already published, in accordance with arrangements announced to the House on 31st July 1974, in Trade and Industry, which is available to Members in the Library of the House. To duplicate this by publishing the information also in the Official Report would involve considerable and unnecessary expense.