§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the progress of the manufacturing challenge; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarI welcome the progress of this business-to-business programme in the north-east and my Department is fully supporting it. I am encouraged that a number of projects are being developed targeted on priorities identified by the regional business community and discussions are continuing between manufacturing challenge and programmes in other regions of the country.