HC Deb 20 February 1967 vol 741 c220W
Mr. Ridley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total of grants to private industry, other than agriculture, over the last 20 years.

Mr. Diamond

The following table shows the total of capital grants to private industry, other than agriculture, and excluding war damage compensation, by the central Government for each year since 1950 (there being no figures available for 1946–49) to the nearest £ million at current prices until 1965, the latest year for which figures are available.

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: CAPITAL GRANTS TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY
£ million Current prices
1950 1
1951 1
1952 1
1953 1
1954 1
1955 1
1956 1
1957 2
1958 2
1959 2
1960 14
1961 8
1962 13
1963 12
1964 20
1965 32