§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Industry, further to the reply of 5 May to the hon. Member for Surrey, North-West, Official Report, c. 82, whether he had had detailed discussions with the various organisations representing small firms as part of his preliminary review of the loan guarantee scheme.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have not arranged discussions with the small firms organisations specifically on my review of
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European Regional Development Fund—Non-quota Measure for Steel Breakdown by Region and Measure Zone Total Conversion of Disused Buildings, etc. (Article 4(1)) Consultancy (Article 4(3)) Common Services for SME's (Article 4(4)) Technical Innovation (Article 4(5)) Risk Evaluation Studies (Article 4(6)) Total Article 4(3)–4(6) ECU £ ECU £ ECU £ ECU £ ECU £ ECU £ ECU £ Strathclyde 7,000 3,888 5,600 3,111 756 420 105 58 434 241 105 58 1,400 777 Cleveland 4,300 2,389 3,440 1,911 464 258 65 36 266 148 65 36 860 478 Corby (Employment office area) 2,700 1,500 2,160 1,200 292 162 40 21 168 93 40 26 540 297 Clwyd 4,750 2,639 3,800 2,111 513 285 71 40 295 163 71 40 950 528 South Glamorgan 4,750 2,639 3,800 2,111 513 285 71 40 295 163 71 40 950 528 West Glamorgan 4,750 2,639 3,800 2,111 513 285 71 40 295 163 71 40 950 528 Gwent 4,750 2,639 3,800 2,111 513 285 71 40 295 163 71 40 950 528 33,000 18,334 26,400 14,666 3,564 1,980 494 275 2,048 1,134 494 275 6,600 3,664 £=ECU 1.8 ECU '000 £'000 the loan guarantee scheme. However, I have taken careful note of the many comments and views expressed to me since the scheme came into operation. These include many comments from small firms organisations but also from other Parliamentary colleagues, business men, bankers, and professional advisers.