Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) referrals, (b) clients engaged, (c) approved business plans and (d) business starts there have been under the National Enterprise Allowance scheme in (i) Mid Sussex constituency and (ii) West Sussex since the inception of that scheme. [177878]

Esther McVey, Minister of State for Employment: The Department routinely publishes Official Statistics on the New Enterprise Allowance. These statistics show mentoring starts and allowance starts. NEA participants receive the weekly allowance after their business plan has been approved and their business begins trading. The Department does not publish information on referrals.

The Get Britain Working August 2013 official statistics:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/fil...

give the business mentor and weekly allowance starts, broken down by months and demographically, including by region.

Further geographical breakdowns, by Jobcentre Plus district, local authority and parliamentary constituency, have been published separately:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/fil...

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