§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list, by industrial sector, the firms and projects which applied for financial assistance under section 8 of the Industry Development Act 1982 in(a) 1991–92 and (b) the current financial year.
§ Mr. SainsburyA number of assistance schemes, including assistance for exceptional projects, are operated under the powers of section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982. Only in the case of AEP is comprehensive information recorded centrally.
AEP applications by industrial sector have been submitted as follows:
Sector Number 1991–92 Engineering 2 Newsprint recycling 1 Pharmaceuticals 1 1992–93 (to end January) Computer hardware/software 3 Waste disposal 2 Metal manufacture 2 Newsprint recycling 1 Medical research 1 Entertainment/leisure 1 Commercial property development 1 Details about the individual firms and their projects is commercially confidential.