Textile Industry

HC Deb 01 November 2001 vol 373 c777W

25. Mr. Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assistance her Department is giving the textile sector. [9575]

Ms Hewitt

My Department provides considerable financial and other assistance to the Textile and Clothing Industry. The focus for much of this assistance is the priorities identified by the industry itself in the report of the Textile and Clothing Strategy Group, "A National Strategy for the UK Textile and Clothing Industry", which was published in June 2000. Current priorities include support for the development of innovative technical textiles, the supply chain, the fashion industry, training and skills, e-commerce, and public procurement.