§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answer of 26 Marc h 2002, ref. 44277/44278, what percentage of the population of(a) each NUTS 2 area and (b) each shire county, unitary authority London borough or metropolitan borough which is not terminous with a NUTS 2 area lies within an area holding EU objective 2 status. [48388]
§ Alan JohnsonThe information requested is available for NUTS areas 1–4, and has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what(a) amount and (b) proportion of the current overall EU Objective 2 budget for the UK has been (i) committed and (ii) spent in each of the U K Objective 2 regions. [45816]
§ Alan Johnson[holding answer 10 April 2002]: The information requested is not held centrally.
As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of that letter in the Libraries of the House.
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Insolvency Service, in its corporate Plan 2001–04, includes the objective to "develop policy and legislative solutions needed to support and underpin a modern commercial and financial infrastructure and which reflect both national and global changes in economic and business dynamics, and perceptions and expectations of society".
In addition, the Insolvency Service undertakes or commissions research to inform both the development of policy and the formulation of operational strategy.
§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the objectives are of the Insolvency Service; [42083]
(2) if she will make a statement on the development of the Insolvency Service's research function, including its role in (a) policy formulation and (b) operational strategy formulation. [42079]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe Insolvency Service objectives are set out in its published Corporate Plan 2001–04 a copy of which has been placed in the Libraries of the House.