§ Mr. Dan Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list, by area, the factories and plants set up by Courtaulds Limited with Government financial assistance; how many jobs each such factory was designed to provide; what was the original cost of providing each job; which of the factories and plants have subsequently closed; how many workers have been made unemployed as a result of each closure; how many workers remain employed in 66W each plant; what is the average cost of the remaining jobs in terms of the original grants; and whether he has taken any steps to recover money paid to Courtaulds Limited by way of grant or loan in cases of closure.
§ Mr. David MitchellIt would involve disproportionate cost to provide the information requested, much of which is. moreover, commercially confidential.