§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many grants under section 8 of the Railways Act 1974 were made in 1979–80 and 1980–81; and for what purposes.
§ Mr. EyreEighteen grants were agreed in each of the financial years 1979–80 and 1980–81. They were for the purposes shown in the following table. The award of grant in these cases benefited the environment by preventing heavy lorry traffic on unsuitable roads.
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Company and location Initial grant agreed Date of approval Purpose of grant £ Shipbreaking Ltd., Queenborough (Isle of Sheppey) 112,000 13 June 1979 Refurbishment of rail facilities for handling scrap Tilbury Roadstone Ltd., Barham, Suffolk 469,000 13 June 1979 Provision of bulk aggregate distribution depot and wagons Midlands Electricity Board, Hereford 40,000 18 July 1979 Provision of rail connection to new industrial heating plant Redland Aggregates Ltd., Elstow (Beds.), Padworth (Berks.), Trowse (Norfolk), Sevenoaks (Kent) 993,000 14 September 1979 Provision of aggregate terminals and wagons National Coal Board, Shireoaks (Notts.) 567,000 14 August 1979 Provision of rapid loading dispatch facilities Ciba-Geigy Plastics, Duxford 325,000 20 August 1979 Provision of new rail connection into chemical plant ICI Agricultural Division, Birmingham 175,000 20 August 1979 Provision of new wagons to carry traffic to Ciba-Geigy's chemical plant Tarmac Roadstone (Northern) Ltd., Topley Pike (Buxton), Agecroft and Widnes 217,000 14 September 1979 Improvements to rail facilities at a quarry and two depots and wagons Redland Aggregates Ltd., Tallington (Lincs.) 123,000 14 September 1979 Provision of new aggregate terminal and wagons Immingham Terminals, Stallingborough (Humberside) 574,000 31 October 1979 Provision of warehouse for steel products Allen Rowland, Tyesley, Birmingham 86,000 28 February 1980 Improvement of sidings and loading facilities at scrap yard Albright & Wilson, Oldbury, Birmingham 121,000 30 March 1980 Renewal of reception facilities for chemicals SCOTLAND Ben Strachan & Co., Keith 3,000 22 June 1979 Provision of handling facilities Associated British Maltsters, Airdrie and 58,000 8 June 1979 Restoration of track and viaduct Dufftown Bulk Handling Services Ltd., Leith 27,000 4 April 1979 Provision of grain handling facilities William Cory & Sons, Law Junction, Carluke 135,000 26 October 1979 Upgrading and expansion of depot Spillers Foods Ltd., Paisley 35,000 26 November 1979 Provision of depot and handling equipment Thomas W. Ward, Wishaw 137,000 8 February 1980 Provision of handling facilities for scrap metal 1980–81 ENGLAND British Transport Docks Board, Garston 289,000 21 April 1980 Provision of bottom discharge and conveyor system for coal Railstore Ltd., Gidea Park, Romford 155,000 13 May 1980 Improvement and extension of rail siding serving warehousing British Industrial Sand, Middleton Towers, Kings Lynn 624,000 23 July 1980 Improvement of sidings for dispatching sand ICI Winnington, Winsford 333,000 23 July 1980 Provision of wagons for soda ash Redfearn National Glass, Cudworth 170,000 23 July 1980 Improvement of sidings to handle sand Rockware Glass, Doncaster and Knottingly 646,000 23 July 1980 Modernisation of sidings and unloading equipment for sand and soda ash Steetley Minerals, Hartlepool 400,000 15 July 1980 Provision of new wagons to carry dolomite and a shunting locomotive Foster Yeoman Ltd., Theale and Merehead 1,875,000 30 September 1980 Provision of new aggregate terminal, improved loading facilities at quarry, and wagons Southern Depot Co. Ltd., Letchworth 65,000 14 November 1980 Provision of under-rail hopper discharge system for coal Ribblesdale Cement Ltd., Clitheroe (Lancs.) (This was a joint DTp/SDD award) 976,000 1 December 1980 Provision of facilities at Clitheroe and Gartsherrie and wagons English Clays, Lovering, Pochin & Co. Ltd./Tiger Railcar, N. & S. Devon, Stoke and Strood 880,000 16 February 1981 Modernising facilities at West Country railheads; new terminal at Stoke; and wagons SCOTLAND George Cohen & Sons & Co. Ltd., Motherwell 116,000 22 April 1980 Provision of scrap steel handling facilities Bruce Lindsay Waldie Ltd., Edinburgh 28,000 22 April 1980 Provision of coal discharge equipment Robert Hutchinson & Co., Kirdcaldy, Fife 40,000 10 June 1980 Provision of discharge hopper and conveyor belts Roche Products Ltd., Dalry, Ayrshire 1,200,000 24 July 1980 Provision of siding to new processing plant Rowntree Mackintosh Ltd., Perth 151,000 27 August 1980 Provision of rail connection distribution depot John Russell Ltd., Grangemouth 118,000 7 November 1980 Provision of siding and associated warehousing to handle chemicals and synthetic rubber WALES Associated Octel, Amlwch 52,000 16 July 1980 Provision of rail wagons for the carriage of ethylene dibromide