§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of those individuals who have started up businesses based on 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.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information is not available in the form requested.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people have been awarded moneys through the56W enterprise allowance scheme in Wales 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 day seminars, (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.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe numbers of enterprise allowance awards in Wales are readily available only since 1987-88 and are set out in the table.
The information required to answer points (a) to (d) of the question is not available.
Enterprise allowance scheme Yearly entrants (Wales) April to March 1987–88 6,654 1988–89 6,942 1989–90 5,433 1990–91 4,048 1991–92 3,267
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total sum budgeted by his Department for the enterprise allowance scheme in Wales in the current financial year; what has been the total cost of the enterprise allowance scheme in Wales in each year since its introduction; and in each year, what proportion of the total cost is accounted for by administrative expenses.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe total sum budgeted for enterprise allowance in Wales in the current financial year is £5.3 million. The information on the total cost of enterprise allowance in each year since 1987–88 is set out in the table. The information is not readily available for Wales for the earlier years from the introduction of the scheme in 1982 to 1986–87.
Information on the total cost accounted for by administrative expenses is not available.
Enterprise allowance scheme Expenditure by financial year (Wales) £ million 1987–88 12.0 1988–89 12.9 1989–90 12.4 1990–91 9.0 1991–92 7.1