§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how the Partnership Fund will achieve its aims of fostering new attitudes and approaches to partnership at work; and how much money is to be made available for the Fund. [121663]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonThe Fund supports projects to develop partnership approaches in the workplace and to disseminate best practice. Up to £5 million is being made available in a series of calls over four years.
Thirty-five projects, having a total value of £2,880,000, are being supported under the first call for proposals of the Partnership Fund. The second call for proposals was launched by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on 9 May 2000 and the deadline for applications is 21 July 2000.