Business: Government Assistance Mr. Amess To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to assist (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses in Essex; and if he will make a statement. Ms Rosie Winterton I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 1689W. Miss McIntosh To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many (a) start-up and (b) established businesses in each region had received assistance from each participating bank under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme on the latest date for which figures are available; (2) when he plans to respond to question 286233, on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme, tabled on 8 July 2009. Ms Rosie Winterton The Enterprise Finance Guarantee was launched on 14 January. The tables provide details of the number and value of loans offered and drawn down by age of business for each region. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Region |Not known|0 to3 months|3 months to 1 year|1 to 2 years|2 to 3 years|3 to 4 years|4 to 5 years|Over 5 years|Total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands |— |38 |27 |19 |26 |29 |11 |181 |331 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East of England |2 |76 |33 |45 |37 |28 |38 |287 |546 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London |2 |66 |39 |35 |38 |37 |35 |293 |545 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East |— |24 |8 |14 |19 |10 |10 |80 |165 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North West |1 |78 |44 |33 |37 |40 |46 |208 |487 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland |— |5 |2 |3 |4 |4 |2 |24 |44 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scotland |— |69 |18 |21 |17 |19 |19 |150 |313 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South East |1 |74 |42 |45 |36 |48 |40 |390 |676 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South West |3 |55 |32 |42 |42 |43 |46 |274 |537 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wales |1 |44 |10 |16 |17 |12 |13 |121 |234 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |2 |64 |25 |32 |36 |27 |30 |228 |444 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire and the Humber|2 |52 |26 |17 |13 |19 |18 |134 |281 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |14 |645 |306 |322 |322 |316 |308 |2,370 |4,603| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- |£ million | -------------------------- |Region |Not known|0 to3 months|3 months to 1 year|1 to 2 years|2 to 3 years|3 to 4 years|4 to 5 years|Over 5 years|Total| -------------------------- |East Midlands |—|2.98|1.79|1.00|2.87|1.47|1.74|24.34|36.18| -------------------------- |East of England |0.22|4.64|0.92|2.35|3.32|1.82|3.69|30.21|47.16| -------------------------- |London |0.41|5.02|2.80|3.30|2.60|3.36|3.14|39.60|60.22| -------------------------- |North East |—|1.79|0.61|0.72|1.60|0.51|0.59|10.15|15.98| -------------------------- |North West |0.25|4.83|3.04|2.05|2.65|4.25|6.16|23.84|47.08| -------------------------- |Northern Ireland |—|0.88|0.14|0.37|1.11|0.10|0.25|5.70|8.55| -------------------------- |Scotland |—|3.48|1.17|1.25|1.58|2.60|2.07|29.02|41.16| -------------------------- |South East |0.10|5.81|3.12|3.10|3.75|3.53|3.38|45.09|8.55| -------------------------- |South West |0.13|2.77|2.50|2.03|2.25|2.21|3.56|32.61|41.16| -------------------------- |Wales |0.03|2.57|0.60|1.35|0.71|0.66|1.12|10.89|67.89| -------------------------- |West Midlands |0.24|4.62|1.26|3.01|3.13|1.47|1.81|26.40|48.06| -------------------------- |Yorkshire and the Humber|1.17|2.90|2.34|1.18|1.04|1.33|1.82|17.89|29.68| -------------------------- |Total |2.55|42.29|20.27|21.73|26.61|23.30|29.33|295.74|461.82| -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Region |Not known|0 to 3 months|3 months to 1 year|1 to 2 years|2 to 3 years|3 to 4 years|4 to 5 years|Over 5 years|Total| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands |— |29 |20 |16 |20 |20 |6 |137 |248 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East of England |2 |55 |28 |37 |29 |20 |29 |217 |417 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London |2 |50 |31 |27 |24 |28 |23 |211 |396 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East |— |17 |5 |12 |15 |6 |10 |61 |126 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North West |1 |62 |38 |28 |33 |35 |42 |175 |414 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland |— |4 |2 |2 |4 |— |1 |15 |28 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scotland |— |54 |12 |17 |14 |17 |17 |124 |255 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South East |1 |57 |37 |37 |25 |42 |28 |294 |521 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South West |2 |39 |26 |31 |37 |37 |37 |213 |422 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wales |1 |29 |7 |14 |15 |8 |10 |86 |170 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |1 |49 |19 |27 |30 |22 |23 |170 |341 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire and the Humber|1 |44 |23 |14 |12 |17 |14 |95 |220 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |11 |489 |248 |262 |258 |252 |240 |1,798 |3,558| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- |£ million | -------------------------- |Region |Not known|0 to 3 months|3 months to 1 year|1 to 2 years|2 to 3 years|3 to 4 years|4 to 5 years|Over 5 years|Total| -------------------------- |East Midlands |—|2.38|1.51|0.72|2.02|1.02|0.91|17.64|26.22| -------------------------- |East of England |0.22|2.71|0.79|2.09|2.91|1.36|3.39|23.13|36.60| -------------------------- |London |0.41|3.43|2.01|2.37|1.47|2.37|2.48|26.89|41.43| -------------------------- |North East |—|1.05|0.47|0.65|1.24|0.35|0.59|6.55|10.90| -------------------------- |North West |0.25|3.99|2.77|1.89|2.32|3.49|5.54|20.65|40.90| -------------------------- |Northern Ireland |—|0.81|0.14|0.28|1.11||0.02|3.24|5.59| -------------------------- |Scotland |—|3.02|0.83|1.15|0.99|2.46|1.87|22.43|32.75| -------------------------- |South East |0.10|3.88|2.83|2.67|2.30|3.13|2.07|32.82|50.81| -------------------------- |South West |0.07|2.12|2.10|1.32|1.99|1.95|2.37|22.56|34.48| -------------------------- |Wales |0.03|1.71|0.41|0.85|0.60|0.34|0.73|6.85|11.53| -------------------------- |West Midlands |0.06|3.37|0.84|2.74|1.88|1.17|1.49|19.26|30.80| -------------------------- |Yorkshire and the Humber|0.59|2.38|1.66|1.01|0.92|1.17|1.40|12.63|21.75| -------------------------- |Total |1.71|30.83|16.39|17.72|19.75|18.80|22.88|215.64|343.73| --------------------------