§ Mr. Mappasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state, in respect of the cotton re-equipment scheme, the total cost of new machinery ordered up to the closure date, and the extent of the shortfall between the provisional applications and orders actually confirmed.
§ Mr. ErrollI regret that the information is not yet available. The exact cost of new machinery ordered will only be known after all claims for grant have been submitted, though it may be possible before then to estimate the eventual figure.