§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Technology if he will last the grants received by all the grant-aided associations listed in Annex III of his publication, The Ministry of Technology 1964 to 1969, for the last three financial years, and identify in each case the percentage rate of grant.
§ Dr. Ernest A. DaviesThe figures are as follows: 7W
1966 1967 1968 Research Association Grant(£000) Per cent. Grant(£000) Per cent. Grant (£000) Per cent. Fruit and Vegetable … 20 50 20 50 24 50 Furniture … 45 60 48 60 52 55 Gelatine and Glue … 6 66.6 6 66. 6 7 66.6 Glass … 44 50 53 50 36 90 Heating and Ventilation … 23 60 23 60 24 60 Hosiery … 26 40 23 35 21 35 Hydromechanics … 44 46 55 45 61 45 Industrial Biology … 98 150 104 150 106 150 industrial Psychology … 71† 75 12† 75 17† 75 Scottish Textile (Jute) … 25 61 28 64 29 66 Lace … 14 70 14 70 13 70 Launderers … 43 55 49 55 48 55 Leather … 36 55 39 55 41 55 Linen … 28 55 33 55 33 55 Machine Tools … 70 75 75 75 72 75 Motor … 67 30 87 30 94 33.3 Commonwealth Mycology … 6 2021 13 2021 13 2021 Non-Ferrous Metals … 86 45 93 40 98 40 Paint … 33 41 31 36 33 36 Pira … — — — — 102 44 Production Engineering … 155 53 162 54 177 56 Rubber and Plastics … 98 61 101 62 109 64 Scientific Instruments … 149 155 234 180 243 171 Ship … 388 55 420 58 507 62 Shoe … 48 43 48 43 46 40 Spring … 12 72 10 60 11 60 Steel Castings … 45 50 48 50 47 50 Timber … 78 55 74 54 67 55 Water … 61 45 68 45 76 45 Welding … 104 62 289 150 319 150 Welwyn Hall … 33 70 40§ 65 29 65 Wool … 83 41 86 33.3 101 33.3 *Grant (normally 25 per cent.) based on expenditure on approved projects. †Excludes grant of £6,000 for a specific project on a 100 per cent. cost basis. ‡Deficiency Grant. §Covers period 1st October, 1966 to 31st December, 1967.