§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much public money has been invested by the present Government in private industry in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, since February 1974.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe information is as follows: England £48 1 million; Scotland £19.5 million; Wales £6.4 million.
The figures include all expenditure on the acquisition of share capital or the provision of loans, including loans under Section 7 of the Industry Act, between 1st March 1974 and 30th April 1975. Investment in wholly Government-owned companies is excluded. The figure for Scotland includes payments totalling £12 million in respect of the Invergordon aluminium smelter scheme.