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Mr. Gordon Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of firms have taken up the consultancy initiative in each region.
Mr. Ridley
[holding answer 21 December 1989]: It is estimated that as of 1 December 1989 the percentage of firms is as follows:
| Percentage of firms applying for the consultancy initiatives | |
| DTI region | Percentage |
| North East | 5·3 |
| North West | 4·1 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 3·5 |
| West Midlands | 3·6 |
| East Midlands | 2·8 |
| South West | 3·1 |
DTI region
| Percentage
|
| East | 2·4 |
| South East | 2·5 |
| Scotland | 3·0 |
| Wales | 3·8 |
| Total | 3·1 |