§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will list the organisations which have been invited to participate in next year's conference on small firms; [41518]
(2) when he expects next year's UK conference on small firms to take place; who will fund it; how much he expects it to cost; how much of the cost will be met from public funds; and what topics he expects it to cover. [41517]
§ Mr. PageThe "Your Business Matters" series of conferences, the majority of which will take place in 1995, are being run by a team of leading business organisations—the Institute of Business Directors, the CBI, the British chambers of commerce, the TEC National Council, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Forum of Private Business. The timing and funding of the conferences is the responsibility of the organisers.
I understand that the topics likely to be covered will be a reflection of the issues raised at the regional conferences.