HC Deb 20 February 1992 vol 204 c240W
Mr. Gill

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what basis it is decided to grant aid to industries which have structural problems due to over capacity.

Mr. Curry

Our overall approach has been to target sectors where there is a need for new investment. This would generally be as a result of market opportunities, but can also arise where there is a need for modernisation to improve the technical efficiency of the United Kingdom industry to enable it to compete with that in other member states.