(2) how many businesses have received assistance from the Small Firms’ Loan Guarantee in each year since 2003.
The value and volume of lending under the Government's Small Firms Loan Guarantee for each financial year from 2003 is set out in the following table.
Financial year Value of lending (£) Number of loans 2003-04 409,261,000 5,957 2004-05 481,324,000 7,130 2005-06 422,065,000 5,956 2006-07 236,405,212 3,019 2007-08 206,759,347 2,619