§ Mr. Cashasked the Paymaster General how many local enterprise agencies have now been established; and how much money the Government have contributed to them in total.
§ Mr. TrippierThere are currently 352 local enterprise agencies in the United Kingdom, of which 266 are in England. Government support for these latter agencies is channelled through my Department (until 1985 the Department of Trade and Industry), the Department of the Environment, the Home Office and the Development Commission. My Department's support, together with that formerly provided by the Department of Trade and Industry, is expected to exceed £3 million by the end of this financial year. Funding figures from other Government sources are however not easily available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.