HC Deb 26 November 1979 vol 974 cc487-8W
Mr. Armstrong

asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will list the projects initiated by Courtaulds Ltd. in the United Kingdom during the past 25 years where Government finance was provided, giving dates of operation, subsequent closures of plant and the number of jobs involved;

(2) how much Government aid by way of loans and grants has been made available to Courtaulds Ltd. during the last 25 years; and what is the total amount of repayments made by the company over the same period.

Mr. David Mitchell

It would involve disproportionate cost to try to provide this information, even where departmental records are still available. And for most of the period details of assistance given to individual companies were not disclosed publicly.