§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the individual total sums of money which have been offered 567W to firms under each of the Section 8 industry schemes as at 31st December 1977.
§ Mr. CryerAs at 31st December 1977 the individual total sums offered to firms under each of the Section 8 industry scheme were:
£ million Clothing 4.6 Drop Forging nil Electronic Components 1.4 Ferrous Foundry 65.0 Instrumentation and Automation nil Machine Tool 10.6 Non-Ferrous Foundry 2.4 Paper and Board 6.6 Poultrymeat Processing 4.0 Printing Machinery 2.5 Redmeat Slaughterhouses 2.5
1974.75 1975.76 1976.77 £ million 1977.78 (to 31st December 1977) Northern Region Part I— Payments of Regional Development Grants 57.8 106.9 152.1 45.5* Part II— Offers of Regional Selective Assistance under Section 7: Loans 3.5 3.6 6.1 5.0 Grants 4.6 4.4 10.7 9.2 Offers of Selective Financial Assistance under Section 8: Loans — — 0.4 — Grants 0.9 0.6 7.6 6.3 Total 66.8 115.5 176.9 66.0
Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland) Part I— Payments of Regional Development Grants 212.7 324.9 407.8 146.1* Part II— Offers of Regional Selective Assistance under Section 7: Loans 36.4 28.1 18.7 8.1 Grants 36.4 43.7 69.9 45.6 Offers of Selective Financial Assistance under Section 8: Loans 5.3 65.7 2.0 — Grants 9.6 103.8 102.8 53.4 Total 300.4 566.2 601.2 253.2 * To 30th September 1977. Assistance has also been given to the shipbuilding industry under the Industry Act 1972, and by the National Enterprise Board under the Industry Act 1975.