HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 c1103W
Mr. Russell Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many firms in Dumfries and Galloway made use of the small firms loan guarantee scheme in 2001–03; and what the total value of those loans was. [100161]

Nigel Griffiths

[holding answer 4 March 2003]: Fifteen loans at a value of £486,500 have been guaranteed for small firms in Dumfries and Galloway between April 2001 and February 2003.