Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 June 2000. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Monday, 19 June 2000 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the base level is against which his Department's public service target for 2002 of increasing the productivity and profitability of small and medium-sized enterprises assisted by the Small Business Service is to be measured. - INcludes figures. (Holding answer 14 June 2000).

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the base level is against which his Department's public service target for 2002 of increasing the productivity and profitability of small and medium sized enterprises assisted by the Small Business Service is to be measured. [125921] Mr. Byers: [holding answer 14 June 2000]: This Public Sector Target states that DTI will increase the productivity and profitability of Small Business Service{1} assisted small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) relative to all SMEs by 1 per cent. per annum from a base level of 12 per cent. for productivity and 14 per cent. for profitability. {1} This target relates to businesses assisted by the Business Links and was established on the basis of the findings of the Business Link Value for Money Evaluation (1998).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 352 c69W; 125921
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Standards Small businesses Productivity Trade competitiveness Profitability
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk