To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses have requested and been refused a Business Link health check. (291256)

[holding answer 16 September 2009]: The RDAs have no record of any business that has requested a Business Link health check having had their request refused for the whole period since such health checks began.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Business Link employees attended the Beijing Olympics in July 2008 in an official capacity. (291259)

[holding answer 16 September 2009]: No Business Link employee who was directly employed in the provision of the Business Link service, by RDAs and their Business Link Providers, travelled to Beijing to attend the Beijing Olympics in July 2008 in their capacity as a Business Link employee.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Business Link employees carry out business health checks. (291260)

[holding answer 16 September 2009]: The number of Business Link employees who carry out health checks as part of their role is shown in the following table.