§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list those firms in the South Shields constituency, including the Bede industrial estate, that have received assistance under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 since 1974, and indicate the amount received by each firm.
§ Mr. David MitchellLists of individual firms receiving selective assistance under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 are published quarterly in Trade and Industry in accordance with arrangements announced in the House on 31 July 1974. The lists exclude cases where assistance is below the prescribed minima, where no payment has so far been made or where the offer was made before 31 July 1974.
Details of offers made up to 31 March 1979 published under these arrangements to firms in respect of projects in the South Shields constituency are as follows: —
SECTION 7 Name of Firm Value of Offer £ F. C. Lowe & Son Ltd 125,985 Ford & Co. (South Shields) Ltd 12,000 Be Modern Ltd 5,070 Plessey Telecommunications Ltd 1,900,000 North-East Audio Ltd 139,740 Allied Suppliers Ltd 72,383 Caterae International Ltd 351,060
SECTION 8—Ferrous Foundry Scheme £ Name of Firm Value of Offer Charles W. Taylor & Sons Ltd. 68,175 I regret that separate information relating to projects on the Bede industrial estate is not readily available.