§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Industry what were the total grants made under section 8 of the Industry Acts 1972 to 1976 to companies operating on the United Kingdom continental shelf during each of the past five years.
§ Mr. David MitchellUnder the offshore supplies interest relief grants scheme, which operates under section 8 of the Industry Act 1972, the following grants were paid to companies operating on the United Kingdom continental shelf during the last five years :
£ 1975–76 … … … … 1,179,942 1976–77 … … … … 5,440,672 1977–78 … … … … 11,657,294 1978–79 … … … … 14,313,279 1979–80 … … … … 19,822,289 TOTAL = 52,413,476
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many grants exceeding £5 million have been made under section 8 of the Industry Act 1972 to 1976 over
288Wing. The number of such offenders is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales"—tables 10(a) and 10(b) of the volume for 1978, Cmnd. 7670. These numbers are expressed in the following table as a percentage of the corresponding numbers cautioned for, or found guilty of, offences of all types. Information on persons convicted of other offences while under the influence of alcohol is not collected centrally on a comprehensive basis.
the last five years; and what is the percentage of the total to (a) the petroleum industry, (b) other industries and (c) the chemical industry.
§ Mr. David MitchellIn the five years ending 31 March 1980, 12 grants of over £5 million were offered under section 8 of the Industry Act 1972 as follows :
Number Value £ million Petroleum industry … 8 119.30 Chemical industry … 2 36.25 Other industries … 2 15.90 TOTAL … 12 171.45