§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many enterprise initiative consultants also contract for business arising from firms seeking enterprise initiative grants; and what proportion of the total grant allocation funding to these consultants represents.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 20 June 1991]: Of the 3,298 consultancy practices listed with DTI contractors in the 402W financial year 1990–91 to carry out work under the enterprise initiative assisted consultancy scheme, 2,239 undertook consultancy projects during that period. Payment of consultancy fees by the DTI represents either one half or two thirds of an individual project's cost, depending upon the location of the client business.