§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to ensure that the North East Wales Training and Enterprise Council Ltd. does not receive any public money towards its proposal to build new offices for its managing director and staff.
§ Mr. David HuntNorth East Wales TEC, in collaboration with the Welsh Development Agency, will 145W be establishing a business development centre in Clwyd. The contribution which the TEC will make towards the cost of this Centre comes from operating surpluses it has been able to generate from the provision of training and enterprise programmes since its inception.
The business development centre will provide an effective "one stop shop" of information, advice and assistance to local businesses and a range of facilities including a lecture theatre, fully equipped training rooms, video conferencing facilities and exhibition space. It will also provide office accommodation for both the TEC and the WDA.
This integrated approach will help to stimulate the growth of the north-east Wales economy, making it easier for large and small businesses to access the help they need to develop and grow and to compete in domestic and overseas markets.