§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many grants representing what total sums and with what average value were awarded under the business start-up scheme in each region of Britain in each year of the scheme's existence. [7583]
§ Mr. PaiceI have been asked to reply.
The precise information requested is not available. Starts by region are available for 1994–95 and are given in table 1. Total expenditure and number of starts in England for each year of the programme are given in table 2. In 1994–95 the scheme was absorbed with the single regeneration budget.
Table 1: Business Start-up Scheme: Starts by English Region 1994–95 Region Starts South East 2,393 London 3,081 Eastern 1,925 South West 2,801 West Midlands 1,576 East Midlands 3,042 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,402 Merseyside 1,356 North West 3,058 North East 1,602
Table 2: Business Start-up Scheme: Starts and Expenditure in England Year Starts Expenditure (£ million) 1992–93 33,600 62.0 1993–94 34,700 82.0 1994–95 24,236 63.8