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17.
Mr. Pawsey
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many businesses were started under the enterprise allowance scheme in 1989–90.
Mr. Eggar
In 1989–90 almost 78,000 businesses were started under the enterprise allowance scheme.
48.
Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many businesses have been started under the enterprise allowance scheme since it began.
Mr. Eggar
Over 500,000 unemployed people have been helped to start their own business under the enterprise allowance scheme since it began in 1982.