§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give details of the scheme announced in the Budget for grants to assist industry with the cost of converting boilers from oil to coal.
§ Mr. TebbitDetails of the scheme are still being prepared. However, it is expected that the normal criteria for selective assistance under the Industry Act 1972, including the test of additionality, will apply. Applicants for grant will be expected to establish that the project in question would not go ahead in the form proposed or within a reasonable time scale without assistance under the scheme.