§ 16. Mr. Wallerasked the Secretary of State for Industry why he has increased to 500 employees the size of firm eligible for aid under the small engineering firms investment scheme.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have raised the limit for SEFIS 2 from 200 to 500 employees to assist investment by genuinely independent medium sized as well as small firms. Companies in this employment range are not numerous but they often share the same problems of lack of resources needed to make vital investment.