To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bury St Edmunds constituency are in receipt of the new enterprise allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bury St Edmunds constituency are in receipt of the new enterprise allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) targets have been set and (b) rates have been achieved for take up of the enterprise allowance in each Jobcentre district and individual job centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) targets have been set and (b) rates have been achieved for take up of the enterprise allowance in each Jobcentre district and individual job centre.

I will certainly join my hon. Friend in that. This is an important announcement, because the new enterprise allowance gives people who become unemployed the chance to set up their own business and enterprise. Under the current rules, people must wait three months before being able to access that programme, but under our plans, they will be able to access it from day one of becoming unemployed. I want to see many more new businesses started up in our country to build on the record of last year, when more businesses were established in Britain than in any year in our recent history.

I will certainly join my hon. Friend in that. This is an important announcement, because the new enterprise allowance gives people who become unemployed the chance to set up their own business and enterprise. Under the current rules, people must wait three months before being able to access that programme, but under our plans, they will be able to access it from day one of becoming unemployed. I want to see many more new businesses started up in our country to build on the record of last year, when more businesses were established in Britain than in any year in our recent history.

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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Employment levels in Wales have increased by 40,000 in the last quarter, not least because of the contribution of self-employment. Will the Prime Minister therefore join me in welcoming the

extension of the new enterprise allowance, which has already resulted in the creation of more than 8,000 new businesses?

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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Employment levels in Wales have increased by 40,000 in the last quarter, not least because of the contribution of self-employment. Will the Prime Minister therefore join me in welcoming the

extension of the new enterprise allowance, which has already resulted in the creation of more than 8,000 new businesses?

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people registered as unemployed who are eligible for the enterprise allowance (a) in Merseyside and (b) nationally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people registered as unemployed who are eligible for the enterprise allowance (a) in Merseyside and (b) nationally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what advice from independent business consultants is available as part of his Department's enterprise allowance scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what advice from independent business consultants is available as part of his Department's enterprise allowance scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has had discussions on the development of the enterprise allowance scheme with (a) the Welsh Government and (b) professional bodies representing business advisers in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has had discussions on the development of the enterprise allowance scheme with (a) the Welsh Government and (b) professional bodies representing business advisers in Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consultation his Department undertook with the Institute of Business Consultants in developing the enterprise allowance scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consultation his Department undertook with the Institute of Business Consultants in developing the enterprise allowance scheme.

How many people in each of the last five years qualified for assistance on (a) the enterprise allowance scheme and (b) the business start up scheme in each standard region and Great Britain as a whole; and what was the annual expenditure in each year. - Includes table.

How many people in each of the last five years qualified for assistance on (a) the enterprise allowance scheme and (b) the business start up scheme in each standard region and Great Britain as a whole; and what was the annual expenditure in each year. - Includes table.

What was the expenditure by the North London district of the Employment Service excluding administration costs, at cash and constant prices, in each year since 1987-88 on (a) Training for Work, and the programmes it replaced, (b) Youth Training and Modern Apprenticeships, and the earlier YTS, (c) the Enterprise Allowance...

What was the expenditure by the North London district of the Employment Service excluding administration costs, at cash and constant prices, in each year since 1987-88 on (a) Training for Work, and the programmes it replaced, (b) Youth Training and Modern Apprenticeships, and the earlier YTS, (c) the Enterprise Allowance...

What has been the cost of the enterprise allowance initiative in each of the years since its introduction.

What has been the cost of the enterprise allowance initiative in each of the years since its introduction.

How many people have benefited, and how many businesses have been generated by the enterprise allowance since its inception. - Including figures.

How many people have benefited, and how many businesses have been generated by the enterprise allowance since its inception. - Including figures.

In how many regions of the United Kingdom enterprise allowances are currently available through training and enterprise councils; and in how many TEC areas enterprise allowances are currently available. - Inc figs.

In how many regions of the United Kingdom enterprise allowances are currently available through training and enterprise councils; and in how many TEC areas enterprise allowances are currently available. - Inc figs.

How many places were provided by each TEC in (a) the current year, (b) the previous three years for (i) special needs trainees, (ii) those unemployed for 12 months or over and (iii) those unemployed for 24 months or over; and various questions on same. - Will write.

How many places were provided by each TEC in (a) the current year, (b) the previous three years for (i) special needs trainees, (ii) those unemployed for 12 months or over and (iii) those unemployed for 24 months or over; and various questions on same. - Will write.

What would be the value of the enterprise allowance at current values if the annual rate of inflation had been applied since the scheme's inception. - Inc figures.

What would be the value of the enterprise allowance at current values if the annual rate of inflation had been applied since the scheme's inception. - Inc figures.

What is the estimated value in turnover added to local economies in respect of new businesses and the impact on economic generation of new businesses established and supported by TECs in each year since 1989. - Inc numbers of new businesses, and fact that not possible to quantify the value...

What is the estimated value in turnover added to local economies in respect of new businesses and the impact on economic generation of new businesses established and supported by TECs in each year since 1989. - Inc numbers of new businesses, and fact that not possible to quantify the value...