§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if there is to be a further period of grants under the small engineering firms investment scheme, or under some new scheme.
§ Mr. TrippierThere are no plans to re-open the small engineering firms investment schemes (SEFIS 1 and 2) which are judged to have met the objectives for which they were devised. My right hon. Friend on 19 March announced an investment support scheme to assist small and medium sized firms in the clothing, footwear, knitting and textile industries. These proposals were notified to the European Commission in April.