§ Ms HarmanTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the overall amount guaranteed under the loan guarantee scheme in each of the last seven years, the 35W average amount guaranteed, the number of businesses that have taken up the scheme, the number of businesses that have applied for loans under the scheme, the number of businesses that have been refused loans under the scheme and the amount paid out under defaulted loans.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 10 May 1993]: Information on the scheme is held by financial year. The number of businesses which have taken up a loan is not available; some businesses have had two or more loans. The number of businesses which have applied for, and the number that have been refused loans is not available. The number of loans guaranteed, the overall amount guaranteed, the average amount guaranteed and the amount paid out under the defaulted loans for each of the last seven financial years has been:
Loans guaranteed Value £ million Average loan £ Default cost £ million 1986–87 1,042 39.94 38,300 18.5 1987–88 1,222 45.52 37,200 9.5 1988–89 2,266 63.61 28,100 8.9 1989–90 3,204 99.40 31,000 10.1 1990–91 3,387 84.56 25,000 21.7 1991–92 2,933 69.48 23,700 31.6 1992–93 2,342 52.35 22,350 22.4