§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the business links that have been closed or amalgamated since 1 May. [13518]
§ Mrs. Roche[holding answer 30 October 1997]: There were 89 business link partnerships on 1 May and there are still the same number of partnerships to date.
Business link partnerships reflect local business needs in their decisions on how they are organised to manage the delivery of business link services in their areas, including the number of local outlets within each partnership.