HL Deb 28 January 1999 vol 596 c170WA
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the new company Scotpigs which has acquired the assets of A. Simmers, A. Simmers (Farms) and A. Simmers (Cairnbogie) has applied to any government department or any publicly funded body for a grant or loan; and whether they will give details of any such application and the decision made on it. [HL586]

Lord Sewel

There is no record of the new company, Scotpigs, having applied to any government or any publicly funded body for a grant or a loan.