§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Industry what help has been given to the woollen textile industry in West Yorkshire during the last six months: and in what form this help has been granted.
Mr. Alan Williams,pursuant to his reply [Official Report 25th June 1976, Vol. 913, c. 682], circulated the following information:
Grants under category I are paid at the rate of 20 per cent. of expenditure on equipment; grants under category 2 at the rate of 20 per cent. of expenditure on the re-equipment element, 20 per cent. of expenditure on building adaptations and 30 per cent. of expenditure on new buildings. The amount paid out under realisation is compensation to firms either closing down production units.