HC Deb 17 February 1977 vol 926 c351W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give details of the assistance offered under the industry scheme and the accelerated projects scheme under Section 8 of the Industry Act 1972 in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, showing the project size, number of offers made, assistance Riven and project costs.

Mr. Alan Williams

The information is as follows:

Number of offers Assistance offered £ million Associated Project costs £ million
Industry schemes
England 435 42.1 198.0
Scotland 60 6.1 34.9
Wales 12 0.3 1.9
Total 507 48.5 234.9
Accelerated Projects scheme
England 111 79.5 590.5
Scotland 6 2.0 33.5
Wales 2 2.5 16.0
Total 119 84.0 640.0

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