§ Mrs. HumbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Government have taken to help small businesses in Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 1997. [175885]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe Business Link Operator for North and West Lancashire has provided assistance to 2,499 enterprises in the Blackpool anti Fylde constituency since 2001. Statistics are not available specifically for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood The Small Business Service was set up as an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry in April 2000. Contracts were exchanged with a national network of 45 Business Link Operators (seven in the North West) to provide Business Support to small and medium sized enterprises from April 2001. Before this date Government Support to business was provided through Training and Enterprise Councils and the SBS does not have access to these data.
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