§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the 607W Official Report a list of the firms in Dundee which have been assisted under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 since 1974, specifying the amount received by each firm and for what purpose.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherLists of individual firms receiving selective assistance are published quarterly inTrade and Industry.Up to 31 March 1979, the following offers had been made under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 for expansion, modernisation and rationalisation to companies in the Dundee area:
£ Timex Corporation 79,200 Caird (Dundee) Ltd. 167,600 Polytape Ltd. 270,000 Synthetic Fabrics (Scotland) Ltd. 135,000 Veeder Root Ltd. 65,095 Tayside Marine Services Ltd. 90,000 Robert Kellie & Son Ltd. 49,000 Ross & Hillard Ltd. 50,000 Whittaker Fabrics (Dundee) Ltd. 385,000 W. M. Watson (Dundee) Ltd. 5,875 South Mills (Rayon) Ltd. 5,400 Andrew Valentine Holdings Ltd. 37,000 Munro Petrosea Ltd. 22,000 Crompton Parkinson Ltd. 280,000 Sidlaw Industries Ltd. 594,000 Whyte & Edward Diecasting Ltd. 10,500 Tay Valley Patisserie 5,750 Scott & Fyfe Ltd. 56,000 Francis Stevenson & Sons Ltd. 16,215 H & A Scott Ltd. 31,500 Nasbrit Ltd. 20,900 Tay Valley Joinery Ltd. 100,000 Rautomead Ltd. 11,025 NCR & Co. Ltd. 58,550 Offers were made under section 8 to: Delta Capillary Products 103,770 Ben's Metals (Dundee) Ltd. 29,020 Hamilton Carhartt Ltd. 87,012