§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list in the Official Report the full details of the various grants made to Courtaulds' Carlisle Hadrian mill since its inception; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David MitchellGovernment financial assistance is normally a confidential matter between the Department and the individual applicant, except where the arrangements for publishing information in "British business"— formerly "Trade and Industry"—apply. A regional development grant of £58,000 to Courtaulds at Carlisle was listed in the issue of 5 September 1975. The recent decision to close the mill was, of course, a matter for the commercial judgment of the company.