§ Mr. Crowtherasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will take steps to ensure that, when industrial developments are undertaken with the aid of grants under the Industry Act 1972, the major part of the contract work is carried out by British companies.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 5 May 1981, c. 33]: The United Kingdom's international obligations preclude assistance under the Industry Act 1972 being made conditional on the placing of contracts with British companies, although when assessing the level of selective grants account is taken of the net benefit to the economy of the project, including orders placed with United Kingdom firms. The final decision on the source of supply is, however, a matter for the commercial judgment of the company concerned.