HC Deb 27 June 1997 vol 296 cc651-2W
Ms Lawrence

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the amounts and the recipients of grants awarded in Wales under the Freight Facilities Grant scheme. [5623]

Mr. Hain

The information requested is given in the following table:

Year Recipient Grant Award £
1976 BP Ltd., Baglan Bay, West Glamorgan 110,000
Tunnel Cement Ltd., Bangor 75,165
1977 Batchelor Robinson Steel and Chemical Ltd., Llanelli 12,385
Gloda Distributors (South Wales) Ltd., Swansea 60,000
1978 Duport Steels Ltd., Llanelli 1,844,000
Isis Link (William Cory Ltd.,) 125,750
Fords, Bridgend 1,114,000
Gower Chemicals, Swansea 30,325
A.J. Williams, Merthyr 65,000
1979 Aberthaw Cement, Barry 732,834
1980 Associated Octel, Amlwch, Anglesey 52,000
1982 Steel Supply Co., (Western) Ltd., Skewen 34,000
1983 Tunnel Cement Ltd., Padeswood 149,500
Railease Ltd., 587,250
National Coal Board, Deep Navigation Colliery Treharris 33,704
National Coal Board, Wernos Central Washery, Ammanford 130,025
National Coal Board, Gwaun Cae Gurwen 193,718
National Smokeless Fuels Ltd., Aberaman Phurnacite 64,350
1984 National Fuel Distributors Ltd., 20,500
Blue Circle Cement, Aberthaw Works 343,000
1985 National Coal Board, Marine Colliery 154,648
1986 Camarthen Warehousing Ltd., 239,000
1987 National Smokeless Fuels Ltd., Aberaman 209,784

Year Recipient Grant Award £
1987 British Coal, Merthyr Vale Washery 104,076
Kronospan, Chirk 238,500
1993 Ryan Mining Ltd., 3,898,281
1997 Associated British Ports, Newport 677,890