§ Caroline FlintTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what business support is provided by regional development agencies. [87999]
§ Alan JohnsonA key part of the RDAs' role is to ensure there is appropriate business support in their regions to support the regional economic strategies which the RDAs have developed and are implementing, working with regional and local partners closely.
Information on what the RDAs are doing is available in the regional economic strategies, which can be accessed on the RDAs' website (via www.rdauk.org) and in the RDAs' corporate plans. The corporate plans for 2003–6 will be available in the Libraries of the House in the spring.