§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what Government assistance has been given to Burroughs Machines by way of regional selective assistance and regional development grant in each year from 1979: (a) in total, (b) in Scotland and (c) in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 18 February 1986, c. 96]: Information on all payments of regional selective assistance and regional development grants to individual companies is not available for reasons of confidentiality. The value of offers of regional selective assistance over £5,000 and payments of regional development grants over £25,000 to Burroughs Machines Ltd. since 1979 which have been published in British business are given in the following table:
Regional Selective Assistance Offered: £'000 Total (Great Britain) Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1979 17.6 — — 1980 1,102.0 1,102.0 — 1981 — — — 1982 1,080.0 1,080.0 — 1983 1,830.0 1,830.0 630.0 1984 — — — 1985 — — —
Regional Development Grants: £'000 Total (Great Britain) Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1979 232.0 232.0 40.0 1980 419.0 419.0 252.0 1981 312.0 176.0 — 1982 327.0 170.0 103.0 1983 162.0 70.0 — 1984 718.0 685.0 369.0 1985 761.0 761.0 308.0