§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked 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 FletcherFinancial 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.