HC Deb 24 January 1978 vol 942 cc566-7W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the individual total sums of money which have been offered to firms under each of the Section 8 industry schemes as at 31st December 1977.

Mr. Cryer

As at 31st December 1977 the individual total sums offered to firms under each of the Section 8 industry scheme were:

£ million
Clothing 4.6
Drop Forging nil
Electronic Components 1.4
Ferrous Foundry 65.0
Instrumentation and Automation nil
Machine Tool 10.6
Non-Ferrous Foundry 2.4
Paper and Board 6.6
Poultrymeat Processing 4.0
Printing Machinery 2.5
Redmeat Slaughterhouses 2.5

1974.75 1975.76 1976.77 £ million 1977.78 (to 31st December 1977)
Northern Region
Part I—
Payments of Regional Development Grants 57.8 106.9 152.1 45.5*
Part II—
Offers of Regional Selective Assistance under Section 7:
Loans 3.5 3.6 6.1 5.0
Grants 4.6 4.4 10.7 9.2
Offers of Selective Financial Assistance under Section 8:
Loans 0.4
Grants 0.9 0.6 7.6 6.3
Total 66.8 115.5 176.9 66.0

Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland)
Part I—
Payments of Regional Development Grants 212.7 324.9 407.8 146.1*
Part II—
Offers of Regional Selective Assistance under Section 7:
Loans 36.4 28.1 18.7 8.1
Grants 36.4 43.7 69.9 45.6
Offers of Selective Financial Assistance under Section 8:
Loans 5.3 65.7 2.0
Grants 9.6 103.8 102.8 53.4
Total 300.4 566.2 601.2 253.2
* To 30th September 1977.
Assistance has also been given to the shipbuilding industry under the Industry Act 1972, and by the National Enterprise Board under the Industry Act 1975.

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