PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
New Businesses: Hackney (25 June 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Ms Diane Abbott (Labour)

The Start-Up Loans programme commenced in September 2012, in that year there was 1 loan with a value of £5000 drawn down in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. In 2013 there were 110 loans with a drawn value of £752,465 granted and 2014 to date there have been 53 loans with a drawn value of £259,065 granted.

Answered by:
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
1 July 2014