HC Deb 20 July 1977 vol 935 c558W
Mr. Geraint Howells

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what financial assistance his Department, in conjunction with the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas, has given to small industries in Wales over the past five years.

Mr. Marks

In the five years to 31st March 1977, the amounts of loans given by COSIRA to small industries in Wales were as follows: 1972–73, £114,432; 1973–74, £125,682; 1974–75, £133,326; 1975–76, £130,220; 1976–77, £122,670.