§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set up a register of United Kingdom-based companies, and their size, by turnover and employment, which are principally or partially involved in timber exploitation in the areas of tropical rainforests.
§ Mr. McLoughlinNo, I see no useful purpose for such a register.
DTI Region Regional Selective Assistance companies employing: Regional Enterprise Grants Less than 100 100–250 More than 250 East 14 — — 12 East Midlands 36 1 3 92 London 9 1 — 6 Merseyside 89 8 12 37 North East 124 9 26 132 North West 139 7 13 58 South East 23 — 1 22 South West 69 6 6 85 West Midlands 121 11 14 45 Yorkshire and Humberside 88 8 11 229