HC Deb 28 June 1991 vol 193 c589W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been spent on the enterprise initiative since its inception, broken down into(a) administration, (b) publicity, (c) grants to business and (i) by region and (ii) in total.

Mr. Leigh

[holding answer 20 June 1991]: Total expenditure on the consultancy initiatives in the period from launch of the initiatives in January 1988 up to the end of March 1991 was 171.2 million, of which £43.2 million was on administration, including enterprise counsellor and scheme contractor activities, £36.2 million on publicity and £91.8 million on consultancy and support for businesses. A breakdown of expenditure on consultancy support for businesses for each DTI region and for Scotland and Wales is as follows. It is not possible to give a breakdown by region of expenditure on administration and publicity.

D.T.I. Expenditure on assisted consultancies January 1988—March 1991
£ million
North East 7.1
North West 14.9
Yorkshire/Humberside 9.7
West Midlands 10.6
East Midlands 5.5
South West 6.4
East 4.9
South East 18.4
Scotland 8.0
Wales 6.3
sub.total 91.8
Administration 43.2
Publicity 36.2
Total 171.2