§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has requested the Confederation of British Industry to ask member firms to assist enterprise agencies in their areas through the secondment of key personnel.
§ Mr. TrippierAlthough my right hon. Friend has made no representations to the Confederation of British Industry on the secondment of staff to local enterprise agencies, the CBI is a member of Business in the574W Community and is well aware of the important contribution secondments can make both to the LEAs and to the career development of the secondees themselves.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he intends to publish a Green Paper on enterprise agencies in the near future.
§ Mr. TrippierThere are no plans to publish a Green Paper on this topic.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will assess the effect on the work of enterprise agencies of the Budget proposals for the elimination of the tax concession on industrial buildings below 1,250 sq ft.
§ Mr. TrippierNo, but I shall keep the supply of small workshops under review.