§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 10 December 2002,Official Report, column 257W, on business support, when he expects the RDA pilots to be completed; and when a decision about the general introduction of RDA-led management and co-ordination of business support will be made. [87785]
§ John HealeyPilots of RDA-led management and coordination of regional business support are currently in the developmental stage. The Small Business Service (SBS) and HM Treasury are continuing to work closely with RDAs to work up their proposals. An evaluation framework is being designed to capture the key learning points from the pilots. More details on timings will be announced in due course.