HC Deb 18 July 1989 vol 157 c169W
97. Mr. Hague

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many enterprise agencies are operating in the United Kingdom; how much they received from his Department in 1988; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Cope

We know of 433 local enterprise agencies operating in the United Kingdom. Of these, 394 are approved under statutory provisions which allow for tax relief on donations to them. In 1988–89 just over £2.5 million was also paid out in grant aid by my Department to approved local enterprise agencies in England.