To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what dates officials in his Department have met the fund manager of Bridges Community Ventures (BCV) since May 2002; and which representatives of BCV attended each meeting. (110824)

Since May 2002, DTI officials have attended two Partnership meetings per annum at which the Bridges community development venture fund executive team were present together with the limited partners in the fund. These meetings were open to other investors and BCV board members. DTI does not keep a record of third party attendees.

Additional meetings have been held as set out in the following list. Meetings were usually attended by Philip Newborough and Michele Giddens or, on occasion, by one or the other.

Partnership meetings

10 December 2002

10 June 2003

10 December 2003

7 July 2004

10 December 2004

10 June 2005

8 December 2005

8 June 2006

7 December 2006

Ad hoc meetings

24 April 2002

30 July 2002

4 November 2003

1 September 2004

5 October 2004

18 October 2006

21 November 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which representative of Bridges Community Ventures made the presentation to the Capital for Enterprise Board on 21 November 2006. (136323)

Philip Newborough and Michelle Giddens, representing Bridges Community Ventures, jointly made the presentation to the Capital for Enterprise Board on 2 November 2006.