HC Deb 29 April 1988 vol 132 c319W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many BES schemes during each year of the scheme have sought to raise under £500,000, between £500,000 and £1 million, and between £1 million and £2 million.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The information is as follows:

Number of companies
Amount of investment per company 1983–84 1984–85 1985–861 1986–871
Less than £500,000 671 745 604 620
£500,000 to £1 million 32 33 30 27
£1 million to £2 million 8 17 18 9
Over £2 million 4 12 18 14
Total 715 807 670 670
1 Provisional. Final figures are expected to be slightly higher.