§ Lord Bruce-Gardyneasked Her Majesty's Government:
What approaches have been received from Zanussi regarding financial assistance by way of regional development grants and/or selective assistance towards the cost of establishing a manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom: and what reply was sent.
§ The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Cockfield)Information on regional development grant payments of £25,000 and over and selective financial assistance offers of £5,000 and over is published quarterly inBritish Business. It is not the usual practice, for reasons of commercial confidentiality, to give details of negotiations in individual cases.