§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action he intends to take following the statement, details of which have been sent to him, made by a senior executive of the Hualon Corporation relating to its proposed production of high-quality clothing products at facilities in Northern Ireland for which it has been awarded grant aid by the Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AncramThe Industrial Development Board has sought and received confirmation from the president of Hualon that the company remains 100 per cent. committed to its agreement with the IDB which relates to the production of large volumes of basic fabrics.
§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether lie will make available in the Library copies of the minutes of all those meetings of the Northern Ireland Development Board at which the subject of grant aid to the Hualon Corporation was discussed.
§ Mr. AncramNo. Minutes of the Industrial Development Board concerned with the provision of grant aid to any client contains commercially confidential and sensitive information.