§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average weekly rate of enterprise allowance paid by each training and enterprise council in the United Kingdom in each 12-month period since the administration of the enterprise allowance was taken over by the TECs.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIt is not possible to provide the information in the form required, except at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many of those individuals who have started up businesses through the enterprise allowance in each of the years since its introduction, were still trading(a) after 12 months, (b) after 24 months and (c) after 36 months.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe information is not available in the form requested.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been awarded moneys through the enterprise allowance scheme in each year from the introduction of the scheme to the current year; and in each of those years, how many people(a) attended enterprise allowance awareness days, (b) applied for enterprise allowance assistance but were refused, (c) were awarded enterprise allowance assistance but had the assistance terminated within the first 12 months and (d) continued to receive enterprise allowance assistance for a full 12-month period.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe numbers of enterprise allowance awards in each year since the scheme was introduced are set out in the following table. The information required to answer points (a), (b), (c) and (d) is not available.
Enterprise Allowance Scheme Yearly entrants Number February 1982—July 19831 3,331 August 1983—March 1984 27,629 April 1984—March 1985 46,037 April 1985—March 1986 60,037 April 1986—March 1987 86,751 April 1987—March 1988 106,305 April 1988—March 1989 98,522 April 1989—March 1990 77,886 April 1990—March 1991 60,307 April 1991—March 1992 49,602 1 (pilot).
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total sum budgeted by her Department for enterprise allowance in the current financial year; what has been the total cost of the enterprise allowance programme in each year since its introduction; and in each instance, what proportion of the total cost has been accounted for by administrative expenses.
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§ Mr. McLoughlinThe total sum budgeted for enterprise allowance in the current financial year is £107.6 million. The information on the total cost of the enterprise allowance in each year since its introduction is set out in the table. Information on the total cost accounted for by administrative expenses is not available.
Enterprise allowance expenditure by financial year Great Britain £ million 1982–83 2.4 1983–84 23.2 1984–85 76.7 1985–86 103.9 1986–87 143.4 1987–88 195.9 1988–89 196.7 1989–90 170.9 1990–91 132.9 1991–92 195.1 1 This is a provisional figure which applies to expenditure for England and Wales only. Information for Scotland is not available.