§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the non-official bodies to which his Department provided assistance in the last financial year; and how much was paid to each.
§ Mr. ButcherMy Department provided assistance to the following non-official bodies last financial year:
£ Anglo-German Foundation 125,000 North of England Development Council 230,000 North-West Industrial Development Association 129.000 Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association 65,000 Devon and Cornwall Development Bureau 55,000 Engineering Council 250,000 Industrial Common Ownership Movement 88,000 Industrial Common Ownership Fund Scottish Co-operative Development Committee Institute of Patentees and Inventors 6,000 Clothing Industry Productivity Resources 82,000 Fellowship of Engineering 16,000 In addition, my Department provided through its industry education unit a total of £1,182,000 in support of educational projects carried out by some 500 organisations. Many of these were non-official bodies but details could be provided only at disproportionate cost.