§ Mr. Ron Lewis asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give details of the number of firms assisted, and the total amount guaranteed so far, under the Government's loan guarantees for small businesses scheme, for each of the counties respectively in the Northern region and for the other regions in England.
§ Mr. MacGregor: The information is not available in respect of each county; figures for the first four months of the scheme's operation, 1 June to 30 September 1981, on the basis of the areas covered by the Department of Industry's regional offices, are:
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