§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to her answer of 14 May 1998,Official Report, column 193, on Business Link, London North West, (1) on what basis the committed and actual partner contributions figures include in kind contributions; [43992]
(2) if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the forecast figure of £160,000 partnership income for the financial year 1998–99. [43993]
§ Mrs. Roche[holding answer 1 June 1998]: For the financial year 1997–98 Business Link North West London received £150,000 as a partnership contribution. Of this sum £25,000 was allocated to the salary of a North West London TEC contracts manager who had the specific duty of servicing the Business Link.
162WFor the financial year 1998–99 the forecast contribution will flow from savings produced as a result of the merger. At this stage it is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown.