§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will instruct his officials in Leeds to ascertain what assistance may he made available to Fibreoptic Transmission Technology Ltd. of Bradford to remain trading; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeighDTI officials have been in contact with the company on a number of occasions over the last two years. This has led to the company receiving two enterprise initiative consultancies, export assistance, and an offer of grant under the LINK scheme.
It is not DTI's role to provide financial assistance to enable individual companies to continue trading.