§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much money has been paid in grants from his Department to the company SGS/ATES Falkirk since 1970.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 19 January 1981, c. 35]: With the company's agreement I can disclose that six payments of regional development grant, totalling £77,128, have been made in respect of investment at its Falkirk premises since the commencement of the regional development grant scheme in March 1972. Grant has also been paid to the company under the investment grant scheme, which was discontinued in October 1970, but information on the amount paid is no longer available.