§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Industry what contributions or grants have been made by the Government under 547W Section 1 of the Mineral Exploration and Investment Grant Act 1972 in respect of mineral exploration and in respect of what minerals and their general location.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTo date, grant totalling £721,532 has been paid in respect of the ores of non-ferrous metals, fluorspar and barium minerals in the following areas.
£ Scotland 209,699 Wales 204,404 South-West England 47,668 North-East England and Pennines 259,761