§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Paymaster General what studies have been carried out into the impact of the enterprise allowance scheme on existing patterns of employment; and what were their conclusions.
§ Mr. TrippierNo studies have been carried out on the overall impact of the enterprise allowance scheme on existing patterns of employment. Information is, however, collected on the industrial classification of the businesses set up, business survival rates and the personal characteristics of the people joining the scheme. This and other survey information is summarised in articles in the August 1984, August 1985, and October 1986 issues of theEmployment Gazette. Latest survey information shows that 76 per cent. of participants who completed a year on the scheme were still operating their business six months after the allowance ceased and that for every 100 of these businesses 37 new full-time and 54 part-time jobs had been created.