HC Deb 25 October 1994 vol 248 cc540-1W
Mr. Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what basic credit approval was given to east midlands counties in each year since 1992–93; and if he will express this as a percentage of total county basic credit approvals for these years.

Mr. Robert B. Jones

The information is given in the table.

Basic credit approvals issued to east midlands counties

1992–93 to 1994–95

County 1992–93

£ 000

1993–94

£ 000

1994–95

£ 000

Derbyshire 18,840 16,228 8,878
Leicestershire 17,926 14,145 12,334
Lincolnshire 16,076 14,034 13,426
Northamptonshire 7,631 4,974 6,903
Nottinghamshire 12,013 9,599 7,101
Total 72,486 58,980 48,642
Percentage of total BCAs

for all counties

13.1 12.6 9.7