§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will list in the Official Report the recommendations for action by Government made in the last report of the mechanical handling sector working party together with details of the action taken by Government to implement those recommendations.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe mechanical handling equipment sector working party intends to publish individual reports for its four subsectors, conveyors, lifts, cranes and lifting and winding equipment. I am arranging for copies of these to be placed in the Library as they become available. Separate recommendations have been
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West Midlands Region Walsall Travel to Work Area Scheme … Number of projects Assistance offered (£000) Estimated total cost of projects (£000) Number of projects Assistance offered (£000) Estimated total cost of projects (£000) Accelerated Projects … 28 8,778.0 79,448.5 2 163.0 1,771.0 Selective Investment … 26 6,350.2 53,315.0 3 1,020.0 7,475.0 Wool Textile I … 3 260.8 1,126.3 — — — Wool Textile II … 1 0.3 0.5 — — — Clothing … 51 943.8 4,147.7 5 102.7 405.7 Ferrous Foundry … 81 19,307.1 83,658.3 13 2,764.0 12,587.0 Machine Tool … 88 11,031.5 50,861.3 9 321.8 1,607.0 Paper and Board … 3 153.5 635.5 — — — Poultry Meat … 2 1,084.4 5,422.0 — — — Printing Machinery … 1 205.1 1,064.4 — — — Textile Machinery … 1 73.2 365.8 — — — Red Meat … 9 629.1 5,831.6 — — — Electronic Components … 1 238.9 1,182.0 — — — Non-Ferrous … 53 7,246.4 32,302.3 10 764.5 3,431.6 Instrumentation and Automation … 1 29.3 155.0 — — — Drop Forging … 7 183.5 737.5 1 19.0 76.3 Energy Conservation … 34 55.2 181.2 3 1.4 2.8 These statistics exclude investments by the National Enterprise Board and special assistance to the motor vehicle industry. made for each subsector because they each have different problems and opportunities. The recommendations addressed to Government are being considered, and a full response will be made to the sector working party as soon as possible.