HC Deb 08 May 1996 vol 277 c140W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the grants and loans provided by his Department to businesses, together with the criteria they have to meet in order to obtain the subsidy. [28194]

Mr. Norris

[holding answer 7 May 1996]: The following grants were paid to businesses other than public sector bodies in 1995–96. The main conditions relating to the issue of these grants are contained in the relevant statute.

Grant name Statutory authority
Freight Facilities grant Railways Act 1993
Industrial Development Act grant Industrial Development Act 1982

The Department does not provide loans to such businesses.