§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what advice his Department is giving, during the period when regional assistance to industry is under review, to overseas companies proposing to invest in the United Kingdom, about the respective levels of grants available in different regions of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierOverseas companies are receiving from our commercial officers abroad and the Invest in Britain bureau the same advice about the proposed changes to regional industrial incentives and the transitional provision; as United Kingdom-based companies, since the terms aptly equally to both groups.