§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the effect of the Phoenix Development Fund on levels of enterprise in disadvantaged and under-represented groups. [163319]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe Fund is currently being evaluated and a final report is due in September 2004. However the results to date indicate that the project is helping in the creation of some 8,000 new enterprises and assisting over 8,200 existing businesses.