§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what measures her Department is taking to raise awareness among businesses of the range of Government funding available to small and medium enterprises for training purposes. [48534]
§ Mrs. RocheGovernment funding to SMEs for training purposes is the responsibility of the Department for Education and Employment. However, the Department publicises funding available to SMEs for training purposes through its publications, such as the recently published Small Business Action Update, where companies are signposted to sources of funding such as TECs and other organisations.