To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many applications for funding under the Government's Small Firms Guarantee Scheme have been made by small firms based in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Southend, (c) Essex and (d) the Metropolitan Police area of London in each of the last five years; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement. (250231)

For figures on the breakdown on SFLG loans made to businesses within each of the English regions including east of England and London, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1400W, to the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alan Duncan).

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many successful applications by small firms based in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Southend, (c) Essex and (d) the Metropolitan Police area of London to the Small Firms Loan Guarantee were valued at (i) £5,000 to £20,000, (ii) £20,001 to £50,000, (iii) £50,001 to £100,000, (iv) £100,001 to £150,000, (v) £150,001 to £200,000 and (vi) £200,001 to £250,000 in each of the last five years. (250232)

For figures on the number of loans by value made under SFLG in the last five years, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1399W, to the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alan Duncan). Figures on loans by value are not sub-divided by region.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many projects have been supported by the Small Firms Loan Guarantee scheme in each region in each year since 2003-04; what the monetary value of the support was in each case; and what proportion of the total annual support provided by the scheme each represented. (250233)

For figures on the value and volume of loans made under SFLG in each of the last five years, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1947W, to the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alan Duncan). Figures on the distribution of SFLG lending across all regions of England for financial years 2000-01 to 2006-07 are set out in the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Annual Report to Parliament 2006-07. Copies of the Annual Reports are placed in both Libraries of the House.