HC Deb 24 January 1983 vol 35 c323W
Mr. Murphy

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what Government assistance for industry in the Welwyn/Hatfield district is available, in view of the level of unemployment in the area.

Mr. MacGregor

Firms in the Welwyn/Hatfield district, which meet the necessary criteria, are eligible for the following national schemes of assistance currently provided by the Department of Industry:

  1. (a) General support arrangements under section 8 of the Industry Act 1972 for assisting large projects;
  2. (b) Six schemes offering assistance under section 8 of the Industry Act:
    1. (i) Flexible manufacturing—including robotics—scheme;
    2. (ii) Coal firing scheme;
    3. (iii) Private sector steel;
    4. (iv) Microelectronics industry support programme;
    5. (v) Computer aided design and test equipment support;
    6. (vi) Small firms loans guarantee scheme.
  3. (c) Support for Innovation, a general support facility for promoting research and development: special arrangements within this facility include:
    1. (i) Microelectronics application project;
    2. (ii) Information technology
    3. (iii) Fibre optics and optoelectronics scheme;
    4. (iv) Electronic computer aided design, manufacture and test;
    5. (v) Computer aided design and computer aided manufacture;
    6. (vi) Software products scheme;
    7. (vii) Advisory services such as the manufacturing advisory service for small and medium-sized companies.

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