§ Mr. JannerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will identify the schemes that his Department already has in place to help companies in Leicester and specify when each began; what resources the Government are putting into such schemes; and what is their current and likely duration.
§ Mr. SainsburyThere are a number of schemes of support which apply nationally and which are available to companies in Leicester. These include help and advice to new or existing exporters; support in the area of research and technology such as the small firms merit award for research—SMART—support for products under research—SPUR—and consultancy support under the enterprise initiative. It is not possible to specify expenditure in Leicester. The consultancy initiatives are due to terminate in March 1994, but the other schemes are ongoing. I have arranged for copies of the appropriate literature to be lodged in the House of Commons Library.