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Mr. Gow
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement about the policy of the Government in regard to members of the TAVR completing their annual training liability in Ulster.
Mr. Robert C. Brown
No TAVR members or units based in Great Britain go to Northern Ireland for training. TAVR units based in Northern Ireland carry out their annual 15-day training
| £ million | |||||
| 1964–65 to 1973–74 | April 1974 to February 1975 | ||||
| National Coal Board— | |||||
| Grants in connection with pit closures | … | … | … | 70·4 | 8·4 |
| Payments on account of deferment of colliery closures | … | … | … | 2·4 | — |
| Payments towards costs of premature pensions for redundant mineworkers | … | … | … | 11·2 | 3·0 |
| Deficit grants | … | … | … | 102·5 | 128·2* |
| Reimbursement of contributions towards increased pensions | … | … | … | 8·3 | 8·3 |
| Operational grants | … | … | … | 109·0 | 8·8 |
| Rail freight subsidy for domestic solid fuel | … | … | … | — | 2·1 |
| Electricity Industry (England and Wales)— | |||||
| Compensation for additional coal burn | … | … | … | 15·6 | — |
| Compensation for costs of additional stocking | … | … | … | 24·9 | — |
| Compensation for accelerating capital expenditure to promote employment | … | … | … | 0·7 | 4·3 |
| Compensation for price restraint | … | … | … | 92·3 | 176·3* |
| Electricity Industry (Scotland)— | |||||
| Compensation for additional coal burn | … | … | … | 2·0 | — |
| Compensation for costs of additional stocking | … | … | … | 0·8 | 0·03 |
| Compensation for accelerating capital expenditure to promote employment | … | … | … | 0·1 | 1·5 |
| Compensation for price restraint | … | … | … | 10·4 | 12·8* |
| British Gas Corporation— | |||||
| Compensation for additional gasification of coal and production of coke | … | … | … | 3·0 | — |
| Compensation for accelerating capital expenditure to promote employment | … | … | … | 0·4 | — |
| Compensation for price restraint | … | … | … | 33·4 | 41·5* |
| Post Office— | |||||
| Compensation for price restraint | … | … | … | 9·7 | 123·6* |
| British Airports Authority— | |||||
| Capital grant for development of Edinburgh airport | … | … | … | 0·6 | 3·6 |
camp in Great Britain or in BAOR; they conduct weekend training within TAVR centres or Army training areas in Northern Ireland or Great Britain.