HC Deb 08 May 1975 vol 891 c512W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been included in the 1975–76 Budget estimates for Government assistance to British Leyland.

Mr. Joel Barnett

Provision for assistance to individual firms is not itemised in the Budget estimates as contained in the Financial Statement and Budget Report. Government support for private industry is shown in Table 4 under net lending to the private sector and cash expenditure on company securities. These took account of a potential requirement for British Leyland but not to the extent now envisaged.