§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total amount of public money provided to private industry in 1974, 1975 and so far in 1976.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe information is as follows:
£m at historic prices 1973–74 693 1974–75 820 1975–76 1195 April-June, 1976 198** ** estimated These figures relate to net payments to private industry, detailed in the 1976–77 Supply Estimates as Class IV Votes 1, 2, 3 (Subheads B1(1) and B1(2)) Vote 4 (Subheads A1(1), A2, A5, and AZ) Vote 5 (Subheads A, B, D and E), Vote 7 (Subheads A to E) and Vote 11 (Subheads A and C).