§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the current position of the task force which he established in Leicester.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe Highfields (Leicester) task force closed its doors on 31 October after closure was announced on 9 March this year.
A number of projects will continue to receive financial and other forms of support over the next 12 months. These include a construction skills training centre, and a public-private sector inner city partnership which will act as a focal point for encouraging enterprise development locally. I will be in Leicester on 1 December to launch the partnership.