§ Dr. Summerskillasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will increase Government aid to the machine tool industry to a sum at least three times the £16 million recently announced, in view of the expressed dissatisfaction of the industry with the proposed amount.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantNo. The sum of £16 million is within the limits suggested by the Machine Tool EDC, and we understand that the industry has expressed satisfaction at the increase from between £9 million and £10 million to £16 million.