§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of entrants to the business start-up scheme who were receiving income support immediately previous to entry remained in business for at least 18 months.
§ Miss WiddecombeInformation on the number of business start-up scheme—BSUS—participants receiving income support prior to entry is not routinely collected; nor has information in this form been collected through recent surveys. A recent follow-up survey of BSUS participants identified those who were unemployed and claiming any State benefit prior to entry on BSUS. Sixty-nine per cent. of these survived in business for at least 18 months.