Written question asked by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Monday, 15 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 February 1999. It was answered by Lord Wills (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 1999 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, how much funding (a) London First and (b) London First Centre has received from his Department per annum since 1992; and for what purposes the funding was specified. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much funding (a) London First and (b) London First Centre has received from his Department per annum since 1992; and for what purposes the funding was specified. [72167] Mr. Wills: Since its incorporation in February 1994, London First Centre (LFC) has received annual grants from the DTI's Invest in Britain Bureau for the co- ordination of inward investment activities in the Greater London area of £500k (94-95); £1,000k (95-96); £1,010k (96-97); £1,015k (97-98); and £1,015k (98-99). London First, of which LFC is a wholly owned subsidiary, has not received grant funding from the DTI. It is financed from members' contributions, donations, project and sundry income.

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