HC Deb 18 July 1995 vol 263 c1221W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what new initiatives he is planning to make funds available for the expansion of manufacturing industry. [35069]

Mr. Eggar

The second competitiveness White Paper "Forging Ahead", published on 22 May 1995, set out a range of policies designed to help UK manufacturing industry, and other parts of UK industry and commerce, improve their performance and compete in world markets. It announced a package of new support for industry worth around £240 million over four years.