§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list those requests for development aid which have been granted in the 12 months prior to April 1977 in Grimsby; and how much aid was given in each case.
Mr. Alan WilliamsBetween 1st April 1976 and 31st March 1977 the following three regional development grant payments of £25,000 and above were made for the Grimsby employment exchange area:
Recipient Amount Ciba Geigy Chemicals … £82,000 Courtaulds … £25,000 Courtaulds … £42,000 Details of payments of regional development grant of less than £25,000 in individual areas can be provided only with disproportionate expense.
During the same period five offers of assistance under Section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 amounting to some £100,000 were made for projects costing in total £714,000 which, it is estimated, will eventually provide some 200 jobs. The details