HC Deb 02 February 1993 vol 218 c139W
Mr. Fatchett

To 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. Sainsbury

A 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.