§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will set out in the Official Report a table indicating in respect of the enterprise allowance scheme, the comparison of the Marshes region as a whole together with Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in particular, covering (a) the numbers of places initially available (b) any changes that have been made to that availability (c) the numbers of successful applicants (d)the number of unsuccessful applicants (e) the number of applicants with applications currently in process (f) the number of applicants adjudged successful in principle but deferred pending the availability of resource and (g) the number of applicants who were granted enterprise allowance but whose business enterprise has subsequently terminated since 1 April 1983 and anticipated at 1 April 1984 as appropriate;
(2) how many successful applications for enterprise allowance have been made since 1 April 1983; what is the present number of applications in the stage of being processed; and how many applications have been adjudged successful in principle but have been deferred pending resource becoming available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.