HC Deb 31 July 1997 vol 299 c629W
39. Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps she is taking to promote inward investment into north-east Lancashire; and if she will make a statement. [10065]

Mr. Ian McCartney

My Department's Invest in Britain Bureau promotes the whole of the UK as the No. 1 location in Europe for overseas inward investors. In 1997–98, it will provide £1,393,000 to promote inward investment into the whole of the north-west region, including north-east Lancashire. It will also continue to offer the region the opportunity to bid for any new projects where it can meet investors' needs.