§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will use his powers under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 to establish temporary aid schemes to support the restructuring of certain traditional industries and fish processing in rural areas.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to his reply, 18 November 1983, c. 587]: We prefer Industrial Development Act schemes to encourage particular technologies or innovation without reference to the sector or location in which applicants operate, and to support individual firms under those schemes and against the criteria of sections 7 and 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982.