§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people in the north-east region have successfully applied for enterprise initiative consultancies since the inception of the scheme.
§ Mr. LeighFrom the inception of the scheme in January 1988 to 14 May 1991, 3,926 applications for enterprise initiative consultancies have been received in the north-east. These have resulted in 3,883 approved projects, of which 1,283 projects have been completed.