§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many applications were submitted for consideration in the pilot enterprise allowance scheme;
(2) how many applications were actually considered in the pilot enterprise allowance scheme;
(3) how many applications submitted for consideration in the pilot enterprise allowance scheme proved successful in their application.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkA total of 4,992 applications were submitted and considered for the pilot enterprise allowance scheme. Of these 3,379 were approved and 3,331 started on the scheme.
§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many businesses have received enterprise allowance from the inception of the scheme to the latest cut-off date.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkBy 28 February 1985, 72,630 people had entered the enterprise allowance scheme since it was introduced on a pilot basis in early 1982. The actual number of businesses supported is slightly lower as some participants have set up in partnership with other recipients of the allowance; but exact figures are not available.