§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which companies benefited from the training for investment personnel scheme in each year since the scheme's inception.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA total of 102 businesses have taken up training for investment personnel scheme grant offers under the know-how fund since 1990. A list has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many pre-investment feasibility studies have been carried out in each year since the know-how funds' creation; and what was the total cost in each year of the Government contribution to the cost of those studies;
(2) how many pre-investment feasibility studies have resulted in projects or investments going ahead, by year, since the creation of the know-how funds.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe information is in the table.
Kingdom is limited to small numbers of key personnel, whereas in-country training is usually spread more widely among operational staff. A priority in all cases is to identify and train indigenous trainers who can multiply and continue the training provided under the TIPS scheme. The rate and amount of grant offered varies in each case, up to a maximum of £50,000.