§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for each region and for Great Britain as a whole for each year since April 1987(a) the number of people who were receiving the enterprise allowance and (b) the amount of expenditure on the EAS; if he will give the latest information he has on the survival of those businesses; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthInformation, by region and for Great Britain as a whole, on the numbers of people receiving the enterprise allowance since April 1987 is shown in the table. The figures relate to the number of people receiving EAS at year end 31 March for each year since 1987–88. The table also shows EAS expenditure on allowances for each financial year since 1987–88.
A 1988 survey of a sample of EAS businesses begun in March and April of 1987 showed that 76 per cent. of businesses in Great Britain were still trading six months after completing a full year on the scheme.
Number of people receiving Enterprise allowance: 1987–88 and 1988–89 Region 1987–88 1988–89 London West 7,657 5,852 London East 7,373 7,602 London South 8,202 6,803 South West 9,893 9,289 West Midlands 9,229 8,781 East Midlands 9,001 8,578 Yorkshire and Humberside 9,032 8,980 North West 14,205 13,909 North 5,152 5,311 Scotland 8,710 7,699 Wales 5,854 6,255 Total 94,308 89.059 Note: Totals are in thousands and as at the end of the financial year.
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Number of people receiving Enterprise Allowance: 1989–90 and 1990–91 Region 1989–90 1990–91 London 8,377 6,494 South East 7,554 6,142 South West 6,501 4,642 West Midlands 6,916 5,025 East Midlands 7,061 5,653 Yorks and Humberside 7,366 5,658 North West 11,436 8,816 North 4,252 3,257
Region 1989–90 1990–91 Scotland 6,310 5,277 Wales 4,896 3,636 Total 70,669 54,600 1 Totals are in thousands and as at the end of the financial year. The total amount of expenditure on Enterprise Allowance since 1987 is as follows:
Year £ 1987–88 189,927,902 1988–89 191,580,697 1989–90 167,241,000 1990–91 127,737,506