Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) applicants and (b) successful applicants there have been in each (i) UK region and (ii) local authority area to the Government's Start Up Loan Scheme since its establishment.

Start Up Loans and business support are provided directly by a network of delivery partners. Not all information regarding expressions of interest or applications is passed through centrally to the Start Up Loans Company. Therefore we cannot provide an accurate picture of the total number of applicants. However, in total more than 30,000 Start Up Loans have been issued to budding entrepreneurs across the country since the scheme launched in June 2012. A breakdown by region and local authority area is attached.