§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the expenditure on, and the results of, the "biotechnology means business" programme; and what future proposals he has for technology transfer in biotechnology.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe DTI's expenditure on the "biotechnology means business" awareness-raising programme amounted to £420,000. The pilot campaign reached an audience of some 30,000 companies, nine regional seminars were held and 557 expressions of interest from companies resulted. The pilot has confirmed the value of promoting awareness of commercial opportunities of biotechnology and a successor initiative is under consideration.