§ 34. Mrs. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications for financial aid under the Distribution of Industry Act, 1958, he has had to date from Scotland; how many have been approved and how many rejected; and the total amounts approved by way of grant and of loan, respectively.
§ Mr. ErrollSeventy-four firm and eligible applications for assistance under this Act have been received from Scotland. Of these eighteen have so far been approved and six rejected. The total amount of loans approved is £683,270 and of annual grants £7,750.
§ 35. Mrs. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications under the Distribution of Industry Act, 1958, he has received to date from the Western Isles constituency; how many he has granted and how many rejected; in how many cases the aid to applicants is in the form of grants, loans or both; and the total of agreed aid by way of grant and loan, respectively.
§ Mr. ErrollTwelve firm and eligible applications for assistance under this Act have been received from the Western Isles constituency. Of these, four have so far been approved, and none have been rejected.
All these applications are, however, made in confidence and I am unable to give the further information for which the hon. Member asks without the risk of individual applications being indentified locally.