Written question asked by Phil Gallie (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 March 1997. It was answered by George Kynoch (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 March 1997 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: If businesses and organisations with declared political objectives can, or could obtain, financial support in the form of grants, loans and other assistance from (a) local enterprise companies, (b) Highland and Islands Enterprise, (c) Scottish Enterprise and (d) any of their predecessor bodies.

Answer: Mr. Gallie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if businesses and organisations with declared political objectives can, or could obtain, financial support in the form of grants, loans and other assistance from (a) local enterprise companies, (b) Highland and Islands Enterprise, (c) Scottish Enterprise and (d) any of their predecessor bodies. [20416] Mr. George Kynoch: It is very unlikely that a business or organisation whose declared objectives were exclusively or largely political would qualify for financial support from any of these bodies. Applications for assistance for projects are normally considered against a number of criteria including commercial viability, number of jobs created or safeguarded and conformity to the objectives of the scheme in question.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20416; 292 c558-9W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Companies Central government Grants Local enterprise companies Scotland Scottish Enterprise Politics Highlands and Islands Enterprise