§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many unemployed people have qualified for assistance on the business start-up scheme in each of the last five years; and what was the annual expenditure. [12169]
§ Mr. HainThe information requested for Wales is given in the following table:
Number of participants1 Expenditure (£ million)> 1992–93 2,077 4,683 1993–94 1,957 5,174 1994–95 1,958 4,979 1995–96 1,593 4,821 1996–97 1,679 4,703 Total 9,264 24,360 1At March each year.