§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish details of the number of loans made, the amount outstanding and the losses written off under the small firms loan guarantee scheme at 31 October 1983.
§ Mr. TrippierInformation up to 31 October 1983 is not yet available. By 30 September 1983, 12,231 guarantees had been issued in respect of £403.4 million of bank lending. Over the same period 1,196 claims under the guarantee arrangements with the banks were met, 433W amounting to £31.5 million. At that date my Department had received about £8 million by way of premium income and recoveries.