HC Deb 13 October 1969 vol 788 cc36-7W
Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the value of the largest grant made to an individual firm under the terms of the Industrial Development Act to date; and what has been the highest cost to public funds of investment grant per job created in an individual development.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

It would be contrary to established practice to make public the amount of grant received by an individual firm. The answer to the second part of the Question is that investment grants are related to expenditure incurred on capital investment and not the number of additional jobs created.

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