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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Monday, 18 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 January 2010. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 1 February 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Business: Weather

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to business in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands of the adverse weather conditions of December 2009 and January 2010.
Answer

There are no official estimates at this early stage of local, regional or national cost to business as a result of the adverse weather but there are indications that some businesses lost trade due to customers being unable to travel or lost output due to staff being unable to attend work. We will continue to monitor the situation and estimates as these become available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
505 c130W; 312224
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Business East Midlands Weather
Link
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