§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many of the 146 applications for financial assistance made to the Special Areas Reconstruction Association have been finally rejected; what were the reasons for their rejection; what is the total amount of financial assistance granted to the 36 approved applicants; and what is the number of workmen that will be employed by these firms when they are established?
586Wyears to local authorities and public utility and other companies; and whether, in view of the professed willingness of these concerns to pay a price that would ensure the payment of a reasonable wage to the miners, he will set up a committee to inquire into the whole question of prices with the view of ascertaining how far it would be possible to allay the discontent that now prevails on the matter?
§ Captain CrookshankI regret that the information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. With regard to the second part, I would refer the hon. Member to pages 10 and 11 of Command Paper No. 5474, which was presented to Parliament during the early part of this week.