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Mr. Moorman
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what consultations have taken place on favoured manufacturer status with the computer firms concerned: and if he will now make a statement.
Mr. Cryer
My Department is in regular contact with ICL and other computer manufacturers on a wide range of
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | January 1977 | Total | ||||||
| No. | Value £000 | No. | Value £000 | No. | Value £000 | No. | Value £000 | No. | Value £000 | |
| Section 7 (Regional Selective Assistance)— | ||||||||||
| Applications received | 6 | 1,778 | 1 | 220 | 2 | 180 | — | — | 9 | 2,188 |
| Applications withdrawn | 3 | 1,523 | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 1,537 |
| Applications under consideration. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 164 | 1 | 164 |
| Offers made | — | — | 4 | 185 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 185 |
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | January 1977 | Total | ||||||
| Section 8 (Selective financial assistance)— | ||||||||||
| Applications received | — | — | 2 | 88 | 1 | 162 | — | — | 3 | 250 |
| Offers made | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 239 | — | — | 3 | 250 |
| Payments of regional development grants were also made under section 1 of the Act | ||||||||||