§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much public finance from the Bridges Community Development Venture Fund has been invested in Crosby. [164366]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe Fund Manager, Bridges Community Ventures Ltd. has confirmed that as at the end of December 2003, the Bridge Community Development Venture Fund has invested over £5 million 1587W in nine small and medium enterprises located within disadvantaged wards in England. The Fund Manger did not identify any investment opportunities specifically in Crosby.