Written question asked by Lord Jones (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 29 November 1996. It was answered by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Friday, 29 November 1996 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: What financial assistance he has given to (a) British Aerospace (Airbus) Broughton, (b) Raytheon Jets, (c) British Steel Shotton, (d) Optical Fibres, Deeside and (e) Pilkington, Deeside. - Includes table and fact that Department's relationship with individual companies is commercially confidential but details of projects where companies have received an offer of £75,000 or more are published in the quarterly publication "Labour Market Trends".

Answer: Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial assistance he has given to (a) British Aerospace (Airbus) Broughton, (b) Raytheon Jets, (c) British Steel Shotton, (d) Optical Fibres, Deeside and (e) Pilkington, Deeside. [6286] Mr. Hague: The main form of financial assistance available to companies in Wales is regional selective assistance. The Department's relationship with individual companies is commercially confidential but details of projects where companies have received an offer of £75,000 or more are published, following the first payment of grant, in the quarterly publication "Labour Market Trends". In the last four years, the following information has been published: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Company Name Travel to Work Area Offer Value Category{1} SIC 1992 Description of Project Pilkington Micronics Ltd. Shotton, Flint and Rhyl £950,000 A Manufacture and processing of other glass including technical glassware Raytheon Corporate Jets Shotton, Flint and Rhyl £1,516,000 A Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Category A projects relate to creation of new jobs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 6286; 286 c440W;286 c438W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Government assistance Glass Wales Regional selective assistance Aerospace industry Raytheon Pilkington
Contains statistics: Yes