§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the seminars and the dates on which they were held on bridging the productivity gap referred to on page 12 of the Economic and Fiscal Strategy report 1998. [63840]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 17 December 1998]: Eight seminars have been held on the following themes:
- Thursday 14 May—Overview seminar
- Thursday 11 June—Entrepreneurship
- Thursday 25 June—Case study of the automotive industry
- Thursday 23 July—Innovation and technology
- Tuesday 28 July—Management
- Wednesday 16 September—Case study of the software industry
- Tuesday 22 September—Skills
- Tuesday 20 October—Finance for investment