§ Mr. CotterTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment she has made of the responses to the Bank of England's report of October 1996 on the financing of technology-based small firms. [11786]
§ Mrs. RocheThe Government have welcomed the Bank of England report as a very useful contribution to pinpointing the issues associated with the financing of technology-based small firms. The Government are discussing with the Bank of England the recommendations for action in the report, taking account of the various responses to the report received by the bank.