Request for Information Reference 4917

18March 2011

Dear Mr/Ms Hartley

Request for Information – reference 4917

In your request you asked for:

“ the official data on the amount of funding granted to printing companies for Capital Expenditure in Wales since 1999 with particular reference to

S & G Magazines; HSW Print; Zenith Print & Packaging and Zenith Media”.

The information that you requested is attached at Annex 1.

Any information released under the Freedom of information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004 will be listed in the Assembly Government’s Disclosure Log (at

If you believe that I have not followed the relevant laws, or you are unhappy with this response, you may request an internal review by writing to:

Lynne Hamilton

Director, Sectors and Business

Welsh Assembly Government

Plas Glyndwr

Kingsway

Cardiff

CF10 3AH

When dealing with any concerns, we will follow the principles set out in the Assembly Government’s Code of Practice on Complaints which is available on the Internet at or by post.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. Normally, however, you should pursue the matter through our internal procedure before you complain to the Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
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Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510

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Also, if you think that there has been maladministration in dealing with your request then you may make a complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales who can be contacted at:

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
Ffordd yr Hen Gae
Pencoed
Bridgend
CF35 5LJ

Yours Sincerely,

Lynne Williams

Monitoring Team Leader

Business & Sectors

Monitoring & Due Diligence

Annex1

Since May 1999, there has been a total of 153grant offers to projects within the following schemes: Assembly Investment Grant (AIG); Regional Selective Assistance (RSA); and Strategic Investment Fund (SIF), where activity has been classified as Sic Code 2222 (printing). The total value of these grant offers was £14,144,275.

The following table provides a breakdownof these figures by financial year and scheme:

Offers to the specifically named companiescontained in your request: