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Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2014. It was answered by Greg Clark (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Textiles: Lancashire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses the Textiles Growth Programme has supported in (a) Lancashire and (b) Pendle in each of the last three years.

Answer

To date, the Textile Growth Programme, (England wide) has engaged with 68 companies in Lancashire, 8 of which are based in Pendle.

14 companies in Lancashire have benefited from grants through this programme to the value of about £945,000, with a target to create or safeguard about 335 jobs. Two of these companies are in Pendle and have benefited from over £200,000 with a target to create 104 jobs.

Also, in Lancashire, there are five additional business applications currently in appraisal / project board review phase.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
214867
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Industry Textiles Lancashire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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