§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much money has been spent by his Department on the automated small-batch production project for each year since it started; and how much it is planned to spend in 1980–81.
§ Mr. David MitchellExpenditure on the automated small-batch production project for each year since its start is shown in the following table. Figures for the year 1980–81 are estimates.
with six other firms. It is believed that these schemes will contribute to an evolutionary advance of the technology at a rate which industry can economically justify. The projects supported will also serve as practical demonstration sites for the rest of industry.
The ASP committee maintains a constant dialogue with firms which could benefit from these techniques and periodically organises meetings of general and technical management to discuss the objectives and progress of this work.