§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what payments have been made in 1999–2000 under the Enterprise Fund announced in the 1998 White Paper; [121007]
(2) for what reason total provision for the Enterprise Fund given on page 198 of Cm 4611 differs from estimated outturn given on page 41. [121006]
§ Mr. ByersThe net estimated outturn for the Enterprise Fund in 1999–2000 (£48.5 million on page 41 of Cm. 4611) is consistent with the figures shown on page 198 (£57.88 million) which are gross, and from which must be deducted the figures for the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme Premium Receipts and Recoveries shown on page 199 (£9.38 million).
Total actual payments in 1999–2000 under the Enterprise Fund, updated since the publication of the estimates in the Expenditure Plan Report, were £38.62 million (gross).