§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what grants or financial assistance from his Department have been paid since 1979 to Dixons Group plc.
§ Mr. Atkins[holding answer 12 December 1988]: There is no record of any grant or other financial assistance by my Department to Dixons Group plc, but I understand that, under the revised regional development grant scheme, £141,000 was made available to Dixons Colour Laboratories Ltd in 1988 by the Industry Department for Scotland.