§ Sir Ian Orr-Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Defence what grant for development and manufacturing facilities has been made or is to be made to the Royal Ordnance Factory, Blackburn.
§ Mr. John MorrisNo grant for development or manufacturing facilities has been made, or is contemplated, for the Royal Ordnance Factory, Blackburn. Credit is, however, taken in the Royal Ordnance factory accounts for grants such as investment grants, for which the Royal Ordnance factories would have qualified had they been eligible in the same way as private industry.