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Business Support
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list spending on (a) business support products and (b) administration by (i) the Small Business Service, (ii) other departmental support for small business and (iii) innovation within the departmental activity of commercial best practice and enterprise in each year since 1997. [197256]
Nigel Griffiths: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Malcolm Bruce:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2004, Official Report, column 828W, on business support, what financial provisions her Department has
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made for subsidised consultancy in (a) Grant for Investigating an Innovative Idea and (b) Support to Implement Best Business Practice. [199220]
Nigel Griffiths: Financial provision to help small and medium enterprises to undertake subsidised consultancy projects to improve their competitiveness in the current financial year (2004–05) is:
In both cases this includes the cost of a diagnostic process which helps the business develop its strategy and to formulate the right project.
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what financial provision her Department has made for funding (a) grants for research and development and (b) collaborative research and development business support products. [199230]
Nigel Griffiths: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding each of the Knowledge Transfer Partner sponsors provided in the last year for which figures are available; and what each sponsor's criteria for funding are. [199231]
Nigel Griffiths: I have placed details of the funding of each of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership sponsors, together with the criteria, in the Libraries of both Houses.
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what (a) services and (b) products her Department offers to businesses to enable them to access best business practice; and what financial provision her Department has made for this in the current financial year. [199232]
Nigel Griffiths: Services to encourage and enable businesses to access and adopt best business practice are delivered through DTI business support products and the award winning website www.dti.gov.uk/bestpractice
The Access to Best Business Practice product raises awareness of best practice through the provision of best practice material including: hard copy and on-line publications; fact sheets; case studies; guides; and events promoting best practice. The Support to Implement Best Business Practice product provides SMEs with practical, tailored help to implement specific best practice solutions. It includes an in-depth diagnostic undertaken with a Business Link adviser that assess a company's performance.
We expect to spend £6 million on Access to Best Business Practice, and £8 million on Support to Implement Best Business practice in the current financial year.
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Knowledge Transfer Partnerships have been part-funded by Government grant; and what the total cost of these grants was. [199233]
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Nigel Griffiths: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what Knowledge Transfer networks have been established; how much has been allocated for grants to support Knowledge Transfer networks; to which organisations; and what financial provision her Department has made for funding Knowledge Transfer networks in the current financial year. [199234]
Nigel Griffiths: Knowledge Transfer Networks were established as one of the ten DTI Business Support products at the launch of the Technology Strategy in April 2004. The assessment process of bids submitted for this call was completed on the 7 November.
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many loans have been guaranteed through the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme since 1995 broken down by (a) region and (b) sector; and what the value of grants was in each case in each year. [199237]
Nigel Griffiths: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which businesses are involved in the Business Volunteer Mentoring Scheme; and what assessment she has made of the scheme's contribution to British enterprise. [199304]
Nigel Griffiths: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the (a) role, (b) membership, (c) date of inception and (d) resource budget are of the (i) Small Business Investment Task Force, (ii) Regional Industrial Development Board and (iii) DTI Business Board. [197970]
Nigel Griffiths: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Car Wise Scheme
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the Car Wise scheme; and if she will make a statement. [194678]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 1 November 2004]: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Carbon Emissions
Mr. Bailey: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the carbon dioxide emission levels were (a) in the UK and (b) in other EU member states at the latest date for which figures are available. [198197]
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
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Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she will publish the latest revisions to her Department's forecasts for energy consumption and carbon emission levels for the UK in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020; and if she will make a statement. [197866]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Casinos
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what meetings (a) she, (b) her departmental Ministers and (c) departmental advisers and officials have held with representatives of (i) Sun City International, (ii) MGM Mirage, (iii) the Mandalay Resort Group, (iv) Kerzner International, (v) Las Vegas Sands Inc.,(vi) Harrah's Entertainment, (vii) Caesar's Entertainment and (viii) other foreign casino firms; what the (A) dates and (B) venues were of the meetings; and which individuals were present. [193721]
Ms Hewitt: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Civil Partnership Bill
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many letters have been received by her Department since 5 March which oppose implementing the Civil Partnership Bill in Northern Ireland. [196441]
Ms Hewitt [holding answer 9 November 2004]: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
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