§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number and total value of the grants and loans made by his Department in each of the last 10 years for businesses involved in the manufacture, processing, packaging or distribution of tobacco products, including cigarettes.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThere have been three offers of regional selective assistance over the past 10 years to companies in Scotland classified to the tobacco industry in the standard industrial classification. Details of grants offered in each year cannot be given as to do so would disclose information relating to individual companies. Information on awards to regional development grants in the form requested is not available.