HC Deb 06 July 1977 vol 934 cc534-6W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the clothing industry scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Cryer

By 24th June 1977, 346 applications for assistance had been received; £2,117,000 had been offered towards the costs of approved projects; and 45 applications had been rejected.

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the poultrymeat processing scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Cryer

124 applications have been received under the poultrymeat processing scheme. The total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme is £2,597,306 and the number of applications rejected is four.

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the textile machinery industry scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Cryer

21 applications have been received under the textile machinery industry scheme, of which two have been withdrawn or rejected. The total amount of assistance offered to date is £47,000.

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the paper and board industry scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Cryer

By 4th July, 43 applications had been received. Assistance totalling £5.56 million has been offered since the commencement of the scheme. Two applications have been rejected.

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the printing machinery industry scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Cryer

23 applications have been received under the printing machinery industry scheme, of which three have been withdrawn or rejected. The total amount of assistance offered to date is £677,000.

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the machine tool industry scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Cryer

226 applications have been received under the machine tool industry scheme, of which 19 have been withdrawn or rejected. The total amount of assistance offered to date is £6,224,000

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the ferrous foundry industry scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Kaufman

513; £35.86 million; 21.

Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received under the non-ferrous foundry industry scheme; what is the total amount of assistance offered since the commencement of the scheme; and how many applications have been rejected.

Mr. Cryer

52 applications have been received to date since this scheme was announced on 24th January. Applications are being processed and no offers of assistance have yet been made. Five applications have been rejected as being ineligible under the terms of the scheme.