§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the expected out-turn expenditure by her Department in supporting the work of the Invest in Britain Bureau in the current financial year; and what were the corresponding sums spent in each of the past five years. [32979]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyThe Department's Invest in Britain Bureau's forecast expenditure outturn on programme costs for 1997–98 is £13.7 million, consisting of £3.3 million for promotional activities and £10.4 million support for the English Regional Development Organisations. The forecast outturn on running costs for 1997–98 for IBB is £2.4 million. Corresponding figures for the previous five years are shown in the table.
Invest in Britain Bureau expenditure £ million Year Promotional activities Support for RDOs Running costs 1992–93 2.8 5.0 1.6 1993–>94 2.8 5.8 1.7 1994–>95 3.4 7.3 1.7 1995–>96 3.7 8.8 2.3 1996–>97 3.4 9.1 2.3