§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the
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Mr. Alan Williams103 applications were received by the original closing date of 31st December 1976, including 61 in the final two months. 23 applications have so far been approved, one has been rejected, seven were withdrawn or found to be ineligible under the terms of the Machine Tool Scheme and 72 are still being considered.