§ Mr. SteenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many loans have been made under the small firms loan guarantee scheme in each of the last five years in each region; and what was the actual amount given in each region.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 23 November 1992]: Information on the scheme is held by financial year. The number of loans, by region, in the last five years has been:
The amount lent under the scheme, by region, in the last five years has been:
- The National Loans Fund
- Gilt Edged Securities
- Local Authorities
- Nationalised Industries and their subsidiary companies Other public corporations and public authorities
There are no current plans to review this requirement.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what factors he took into account in setting the external financing limit for the Post Office in 1993–94 and subsequent years.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 24 November 1992]: The external financing limit takes into account a wide range of factors including the interests of the Post Office, its customers and the taxpayer.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the external financing limit planned, and that achieved, for the Post Office each year since 1984.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 24 November 1992]: The planned and achieved external financing limits for the Post Office in each year since 1984 are as follows:
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Planned £ million Achieved £ million 1983–84 51 61.5 1984–85 60 99.5 1985–86 70 74.7
Planned £ million Achieved £ million 1986–87 93 93.1 1987–88 57 80.0 1988–89 97 102.0 1989–90 91 101.9 1990–91 nil nil 1991–92 65 74.0