§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what changes she has made since 1 May to the reporting relationship between regional inward investment attracting organisations and his Department.[16646]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyMy Department's Invest in Britain Bureau continues to work with all its regional partners under the Committee on Overseas Promotion on arrangements to ensure that the UK remains the Number 1 location in Europe for attracting inward investment.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how the decision-making powers of(a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) the Welsh Development Agency, (c) the Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board and
107W(d) the equivalent English agencies on issues of inward investment will be linked to the work of her Department in future.[16647]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyMy Department's Invest in Britain Bureau will continue to work in partnership under the Committee on Overseas Promotion arrangements with the inward investment agencies of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to maintain the UK as the Number 1 location in Europe for foreign direct investment.