HC Deb 28 April 1994 vol 242 cc247-8W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Cunninghame, South (Mr. Donohoe) of 10 March,Official Report, columns 335–36, how many callers there were to each of the helplines listed in each of those years.

Mr. Eggar

The numbers of calls each year were as follows:

Numbers
Enterprise Initiative Helpline
1987–88 44,971
1988–89 43,413
1989–90 38,496
1990–91 37,606
1991–92 26,833
1992–93 31,009
1993–94 26,608
Environmental Enquiry Point
1990–91 5,052
1991–92 6,735
1992–93 6,441
1993–94 2,962
Innovation Enquiry Line
1991–92 7,980
1992–93 7,430
1993–94 9,584