§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list for each year since 1970 the amounts of grants from public funds made available to Cadbury Schweppes Ltd.
§ Mr. CryerQuarterly publication inTrade and Industry of regional development grant payments in excess of £25,000 and particulars of selective assistance in excess of £10,000 has been made since 1st October 1974. No regional development grants or regional selective assistance has been paid by my Department to Cadbury Schweppes Limited. However, published information shows that regional development grant totalling £451,000 and selective assistance in grant form totalling £288,000 have been paid to readily identifiable members of the Cadbury Schweppes group.
Prior to 1st October 1974, grant payments were treated as confidential between Government and the individual firm.