HC Deb 07 May 1976 vol 910 cc481-2W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Minister for Overseas Development if, pursuant to his written reply of 14th April, Official Report, c. 597–8, he will list in the Official Report those marketable products or concepts arising from research financed by his Department that have been assigned to the National Research Development Corporation.

Mr. Prentice

The following is the information requested:

A cashew nut processing plant the prototype of which was designed and

1976–77 Guidelines for local authority expenditure in Circular 75/1975 Budget expenditure Non-Domestic Rate Poundage
(1) (2) (3)
£m. £m. p in £
Authority Regions
Borders 17.00 16.95 117
Central 40.00 42.78 110
Dumfries and Galloway 23.00 23.05 107
Fife 50.00 52.49 93
Grampian 73.00 74.54 108
Highland 33.00 36.66 112
Lothian 130.00 132.48 116
Strathclyde 452.00 465.88 111
Tayside 65.00 66.95 107
Islands
Orkney 4.00 4.05 142
Shetland 5.00 4.20 140
Western Isles 8.00 8.14 168

constructed at the Tropical Products Institute;

A one-wheel drive, three-wheeled, ride-on tractor designed at the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering;

An animal-drawn tool bar designed at the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering.

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