asked the Secretary of State for Industry, further to his Written Answer to the hon. Member for Sowerby (Mr. Madden) of 29th November, whether he has made a full assessment of the operations of the original scheme for assisting the wool textile industry of July 1973; and whether he prepared to publish it.

The original wool textile scheme closed for applications on 31st December 1975 but companies have until 31st December 1977 to complete their projects. In consequence a full assessment of the scheme is not yet possible.