HC Deb 10 May 1982 vol 23 c204W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what assistance his Department is giving towards the development and manufacture of nuclear magnetic resonance scanners for medical use.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Financial assistance for the development of new products such as NMR scanners is available under the product and process development scheme. Applications for assistance under this scheme, which is a matter for my right hon, Friend the Secretary of State for Industry are treated as commercially confidential.