§ Mr. Boothasked the Secretary of State for Transport for what purposes the seven grants, which did not include a rail connection, were made under section 8 of the Railways Act 1974 in the financial year 1981–82.
Company and location Initial grant agreed (£) Date of approval Purpose of grant England Arthur Guinness Son & Co., Park Royal, London 82,000 20 July 1981 Provision of demountable tanks to carry stout and lager from London to Runcorn. A. S. William (Holdings) Ltd., Preston 79,000 27 August 1981 Provision of new rail discharge facilities for oil distribution terminal. Storey Brothers Ltd., Manningtree 78,000 12 November 1981 Provision of discharge facilities for coal. National Smokeless Fuels Ltd., Avenue Coking Works, Nr. Chesterfield 1,620,000 31 December 1981 Modernisation of discharge facilities for coal. Blue Circle Cement, Hope, Derbyshire 660,000 14 January 1982 Modernisation of discharge facilities for coal The Rugby Portland Cement Co. Ltd., Barrington, Cambridgeshire 550,000 10 February 1982 Modernisation of facilities for unloading coal and Gypsum and provision of wagons. Wales Steel Supply Co., Western Ltd., Skewen, West Glamorgan 34,000 28 January 1982 Provision of rail handling facilities and floodlighting.