§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what(a)amount and (b)proportion of the DTI's budget has been allocated to support Business Links over the past five years. [46192]
§ Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 25 March 2002]:The proportion of the DTI's budget that has been allocated to support Business Links over the past five years is:
£ million Business link DTI Per cent. 1996–97 115 2,861 4.0 1997–98 129 2,847 4.5 1998–99 118 2,909 4.0 1999–2000 120 3,370 3.6 2000–01 137 4,355 3.1