§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many grants under the oil to coal conversion scheme for the glasshouse industry have been made up to the present date; what was the total sum of money paid in grant; how many applications are in process; how many applications have been withdrawn since October 1983 and since February 1984; and how much money is still available under the scheme.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe position at 30 June 1984 regarding grants to the horticulture industry under the coal firing scheme was as follows:
Number £ million Grants accepted 36 0.9 Payments to date 0.4 Applications under consideration by Coal Firing Unit 14 Grants offers under consideration by applicant 13 0.9 Applications withdrawn since 31 October 1983 12 Applications withdrawn since 29 February 1984 6 The Government have allocated a total of £75 million to the coal firing scheme, which is due to close on 31 December 1984.