§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much funding from her Department has been allocated to help start small businesses in Chorley in each of the last five years. [19756]
§ Nigel GriffithsBusiness Link North West Lancashire spends £270,000 per year (12 per cent.) of core funding on "Starting Out".
In the Chorley area, the most recent figures on the number of businesses assisted to start up are 23, 35 and 51 for years 2001–02 (until August), 2000–01 and 1999–2000 respectively.