§ Mr. G. Campbellasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give further details regarding eligibility for investment grants of forestry equipment and timber-processing plant, for example, expensive but necessary cranes, to enable potential purchasers to make their plans and calculations before they have to take decisions.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyEquipment for the extraction of timber is not eligible for investment grant. Machinery or plant used for manufacturing articles from timber is eligible. Further detailed information can be obtained from the investment grants offices.
§ Mr. G. Campbellasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will exempt Scotland from the postponement of payments of investment grants announced on 16th January.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyPayment is not being postponed. We shall pay out on a full four quarters. We are only deferring a further measure of acceleration which would have involved paying on five quarters. It would be inequitable to 199W exempt one development area alone from this measure, and to exempt them all would cost too much.