HC Deb 14 March 1995 vol 256 c494W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many start-up businesses were supported by the enterprise allowance scheme or any of its renamed successors in each of the last five years.

Mr. Paice

The number of start-ups in England supported by the enterprise allowance scheme, known as the business start-up scheme since 1992, are shown in the following table:

  • 1989–90: 63,500
  • 1990–91: 50,300
  • 1991–92: 41,800
  • 1992–93: 33,600
  • 1993–94: 34,500
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