§ Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give a regional breakdown of the number of people receiving payment under the enterprise allowance scheme.
§ Mr. CopeThe number of people receiving the enterprise allowance at the end of February 1988 is shown below, by region.
Region Recipients South East 11,951 London 10,085 South West 10,006 West Midlands 9,402 East Midlands 10,194 Yorkshire and Humberside 9,102 North West 14,330 North 5,118 Wales 5,863 Scotland 8,739 Total 94,790
§ Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to increase the size of the payment under the enterprise allowance scheme.
§ Mr. CopeNo. Demand is buoyant and £40 per week remains sufficient compensation for the loss of unemployment or supplementary benefit that occurs when an unemployed person starts up in business.