§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which companies manufacturing cars in the United Kingdom have received regional selective assistance since May 1998. [130308]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 13 July 2000]: Since May 1998, the following companies in Great Britain have received payments of Regional Selective Assistance:
- Rover Group
- Jaguar Cars
- Peugeot Motor Co
- Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
- Ford Motor Co Ltd.
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) which companies manufacturing cars in the United Kingdom have received(a) offers and (b) indicative offers of Regional Selective Assistance since May 1997; [130309]
(2) what was the amount of (a) offers and (b) indicative offers of Regional Selective Assistance made since May 1997 to companies manufacturing cars in the United Kingdom. [130310]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 13 July 2000]: Since 1 May 1997, 10 companies in Great Britain have been offered Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) totalling £245.7 million. This includes £129 million offered to the Rover Group. One offer was conditional on the approval of the new Assisted Areas Map by the EC. However, for reasons of commercial confidentiality details of individual offers cannot be given until the first payment of grant has been made. Three companies have received some payment of grant and are shown in the table with the amount of RSA offered:
£ million RSA offered Rover Group 22.5 Jaguar Cars 40 Peugeot Motor Co 2.0