Ethnic Minority Business Initiative

HC Deb 02 November 1995 vol 265 cc445-6W

Mrs. Roche

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to replace the ethnic minority business initiative. [40964]

Mr. Page

My Department has no plans to replace the ethnic minority business initiative following the transfer of funding from the Home Office to the single regeneration budget. Financial support for ethnic minority initiatives continues to be available within the single regeneration budget administered by the Department of the Environment via regional Government offices. Business links have been established to provide a range of help to individual businesses, including ethnic minority businesses.