§ Mr. FallonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the grants made under the Industrial Development Act 1982 since her appointment. [7676]
§ Mrs. Roche[holding answer 10 July 1997]: Information on Regional Selective Assistance grants, the principal scheme, is commercially confidential until the first payment has been made. In line with established procedures, details of such grants, over £75,000, are regularly published in Labour Market Trends. Of a total of 212 offers of grant made since 2 May 1997, information can be given on the following case:
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Company Travel to work area Grant offered Worton Mile Ltd. (General mechanical engineers) Wakefield & Dewsbury £245,000 All other cases have yet to receive a payment. There were also seven Regional Investment Grants, totalling £58,000, in the same period.