HC Deb 14 October 1968 vol 770 cc59-60W
Mr. Barnett

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost of investment grants in the last full year; and what estimate he has made for next year.

Mr. Dell

The cost of investment grants during the financial year 1967–68 was approximately £315 million. The estimate for 1968–69 is £380 million as published in the Civil Estimates 1968–69 (H.C. 126).