HC Deb 28 April 1993 vol 223 cc409-10W
Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how much money has been guaranteed to cover loan guarantee schemes during the last two years.

Mr Leigh

Gross expenditure on the loan guarantee scheme in the past two years has been:

£ million
1991–92 31.6
1992–93 22.4

Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many loan guarantee schemes have been started within the last two years.

Mr. Leigh

The number of loans guaranteed under the loan guarantee scheme in the past two years has been:

Number
1991–92 2,936
1992–93 2,335