§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give, by region, the start-up figures under the enterprise allowance scheme at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAt 31 December 1984 the number of people by region who had entered the enterprise allowance scheme since it was introduced nationally on 1 August 1983 was as follows:
Number London 5,864 Southern 9,599 South West 5,008 Midlands 10,952 North West 12,075 Yorkshire and Humberside 5,755 Scotland 4,999 Wales 3,984 Northern 3,455 Total 61,691