§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any financial assistance for investment has been given to Bryant and May in respect of the match-making plant at Maryhill, Glasgow.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherIn Scotland selective financial assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 is administered by my Department. The amounts of selective financial assistance paid to firms are confidential but arrangements exist for the publication inBritish Business of limited information on offers of assistance to individual companies. Details of an offer by the Department to Bryant and May, Glasgow, of an interest relief grant of £11,760 were published in November 1977.
Regional development grants are administered by the Department of Industry and inquiries about the payment of such grants should therefore be made to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry.