§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will list the amount of State-aided assistance afforded to the Massey Ferguson company over the past 30 years;
(2) if he will list the amount of State-aided assistance afforded to the Massey Ferguson company over the past five years.
§ Mr. David MitchellSubsidiaries of the Massey Ferguson group in this country have received no Government financial assistance since 1974 under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 or under the Science and Technology Act 1965. Regional development grants paid to these subsidiaries since 1 October 1974 totalled £701,000, of which £594,000 was in respect of their Kilmarnock factory and the remainder in respect of their Manchester and Knowsley factories. Information on financial assistance to this company over the past 30 years could not be obtained without disproportionate expense.