§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received for help in the financial year 1983–84 under the loan guarantee scheme.
§ Mr. MacGregorFigures for the early part of financial year 1983–84 are not yet available, but in the financial year 1982–83 my Department issued 6,045 guarantees, in respect of £198.9 million of bank lending.