§ Mr. JackTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list in theOfficial Report the forms of help to all types of industry and commerce within the Blackpool travel-to-work area that will be available when his Department's new enterprise initiative is fully implemented.
§ Mr. ButcherUnder the Department's new enterprise initiative, which brings together both new and existing measures of support, industry and commerce within the Blackpool travel-to-work area may currently benefit from the marketing, design, quality and manufacturing initiative, the research and technology initiative, the export initiative and the business education initiative.
In April 1988, three further initiatives will be available to industry and commerce within the Blackpool TTWA — the business planning initiative, the financial and information system initiative, and the small firms merit award for research and technology (SMART).
A comprehensive range of further support services is available to all industry and commerce from the Department, either to complement action taken under the enterprise initiative or separately. These include overseas and United Kingdom market trade and business information, company registration advice and information, contract research, testing and analysis services through DTI's own research establishments, and advice and guidance on patent and trade mark issues.
All the enterprise initiative services to industry and commerce within the Blackpool TTWA will be administered from the Department's enterprise initiative offices in Manchester (75 Mosley street, Manchester M2 3HR Tel: 061–838 5011), supported by a new satellite office at Preston.