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Fletcher, speaking in the House A CRUMB of hope has been thrown to the ailing Scottish go ai where vehicle builder Stonefield by Scottish Under-secretary, Al of Commons. Fletcher, speaking in the House He said that if a private buyer came forward with a viable proposition to continue production in Scotland, and which would qualify for financial support, the Government would be happy to consider it.
But earlier he had said that though no one doubted the lorry's technical excellence,•orders which had been expected had not materialised.
He went on to warn that the Government couldn't contin to support the company for indefinite period at an indefin cost to public funds.
Mr Fletcher's remarks car after a call for help to save S nefield from Labour MP Geor Foulkes whose Ayrshire Soi constituency covers the Cu nock factory.
He claimed that it was an of "industrial vandalism" to st public support for the compa when it was so near to succe While acknowledging tf nearly £5m of public money h already been spent, Mr Foulk said that more cash could ma the crucial difference betwe success and failure for ti vehicle.
Stonefield went into r ceivership last July and forrr workers have been operati round the clock picketing at t Cumnock factory to preve vehicles and equipment leavi the plant.
They fear that Stonefield be sold by the receiver at knockdown price to anoth company which wants to man facture the vehicle in Englan Last week Stonefield workE drove a vehicle down to We minster to demonstrate its car bilities to Members of Pi liament.