HC Deb 10 December 1991 vol 200 cc400-1W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the success rates for businesses started on enterprise allowance for each year from 1987 to date, giving figures for(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.

Mr. Allan Stewart

[holding answer 9 December 1991]: The information sought is not available in the form requested as it is possible to provide a breakdown only as a percentage of enterprise allowance scheme businesses which completed a full year on the scheme and only by the former Training Agency field office areas. Details for the financial years 1987–88 and 1990–91 are not available.

The information available for the Training Agency field office areas which encompass Greenock, Port Glasgow and Strathclyde is set out in the table below.

Number of enterprise allowance participants
Financial years
Area 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 11991–92
Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway 981 990 888 701 266
Glasgow City 1,100 966 888 763 398
Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll 963 890 660 2288 —
Renfrew2 — — — 168 136
Dumbarton and Argyll — — — 103 147
Lanarkshire 764 755 707 564 232
1 1 April 1991 to 30 September 1991 only.
2 The training field office area of Renfrew, Dumbarton and Argyll split into two areas in August 1990.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of business start-ups the enterprise allowance constitutes for each year from 1987 to date, for(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.

Mr. Allan Stewart

[holding answer 9 December 1991]: The information requested is not available.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what types of business have been created by enterprise allowance, broken down by standard industrial classification, or by manufacturing, construction, transport and distribution, retail, private services and others, giving details for(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow and (b) Strathclyde.

Mr. Allan Stewart

[holding answer 9 December 1991]: The information requested is not available at any level of disaggregation below Great Britain as a whole.