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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the turnover was of the biopharmaceuticals industry in (a) Speke Garston and (b) Greater Merseyside in 2002–03. [130434]
Jacqui Smith
In August 2002, Merseyside had 14 biopharmaceutical companies with a turnover of £406 million for the period 2001–02. Specific figures for the Speke Garston area are not available, though the area has the highest concentration of biopharmaceuticals companies in the North West.