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Please note, this data refers to the number of VAT/PAYE registrations, and is available at the following links:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Ffile%3Furi%3D%2Fbusinessindustryandtrade%2Fbusiness%2Factivitysizeandlocation%2Fdatasets%2Fbusinessdemographyreferencetable%2Fcurrent%2Fprevious%2Fv2%2Fbusinessdemographyexceltables2015.xls&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMarc.Mueller%40beis.gov.uk%7Cd59b0cd6d6b74592f43908d79db40f56%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637151268980566771&amp;sdata=qJUAmiOcwC76m1hG%2B%2F%2FM676VE1X5W2alJmLvQD2bhqA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable/current/previous/v2/businessdemographyexceltables2015.xls<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fbusinessindustryandtrade%2Fbusiness%2Factivitysizeandlocation%2Fdatasets%2Fbusinessdemographyreferencetable&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMarc.Mueller%40beis.gov.uk%7Cd59b0cd6d6b74592f43908d79db40f56%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637151268980566771&amp;sdata=0UidJKvOUt1hFwOa4rP05Kw%2F9qrDYubGg0ogM6gOIA8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Number of start-ups<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>York UA<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>England<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>665<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,630<\/p><\/td><td><p>207,520<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>655<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,235<\/p><\/td><td><p>232,460<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>720<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,990<\/p><\/td><td><p>239,975<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>945<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,120<\/p><\/td><td><p>308,565<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>880<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,465<\/p><\/td><td><p>312,920<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>830<\/p><\/td><td><p>25,140<\/p><\/td><td><p>344,065<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>870<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,775<\/p><\/td><td><p>373,580<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>775<\/p><\/td><td><p>22,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>339,345<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>850<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,405<\/p><\/td><td><p>340,045<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><br>We want to make the UK the best place to work and grow a business. The Government-owned British Business Bank\u2019s programmes are supporting more than £7.0bn of finance to over 91,000 SMEs, the majority outside London and the South East. The BBB in collaboration with ten Local Enterprise Partnerships, combined authorities and growth hubs manages the £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). By September 2019, NPIF had invested £135m in over 500 ambitious SMEs across the Northern Powerhouse region, in deals that have attracted an additional £123m of investment from the private sector. This support seeks to address the disparity in the availability of finance across the UK and was further bolstered last autumn, with the launch of the £100m Business Angel investment programme designed to support clusters of business angels outside London. The BBB also established a UK-wide network of relationship managers to help tackle regional imbalances in access to finance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of loans made by the BBB\u2019s Start Up Loans programme in York local authority and Yorkshire &amp; Humber is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Start-Up Loans:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>York LA<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humber<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>3 loans - £22,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>160 loans - over £726,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 loans - £139,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,083 loans - over £5.5m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>24 loans \u2013 over £167,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>965 loans \u2013 over £5.1m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 loans \u2013 over £215,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>765 loans - over £5.8m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>25 loans - £244,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>762 loans \u2013 over £8m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>32 loans \u2013 over £448,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>774 loans \u2013 over £10.2m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 loans \u2013 over £264,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>783 loans \u2013 over £7.8m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019- 31 December 2019)<\/p><\/td><td><p>17 loans \u2013 over £154,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>583 loans \u2013 over £6.3m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The local York, North Yorkshire and East Riding and Leeds City Region Growth Hubs provide a free, impartial, \u2018single point of contact\u2019 to help businesses in these areas identify and access the right support for them at the right time no matter their size or sector.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>SMEs across Yorkshire and Humber are also benefiting from over £1.3 billion investment over the years 2015-2021 through Yorkshire and Humber LEP Growth Deals. This includes over £145m through the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP Growth Deal and £695m through the Leeds City Region LEP Growth Deal.<\/p>"}
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Please note, this data refers to the number of VAT/PAYE registrations, and is available at the following links:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Ffile%3Furi%3D%2Fbusinessindustryandtrade%2Fbusiness%2Factivitysizeandlocation%2Fdatasets%2Fbusinessdemographyreferencetable%2Fcurrent%2Fprevious%2Fv2%2Fbusinessdemographyexceltables2015.xls&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMarc.Mueller%40beis.gov.uk%7Cd59b0cd6d6b74592f43908d79db40f56%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637151268980566771&amp;sdata=qJUAmiOcwC76m1hG%2B%2F%2FM676VE1X5W2alJmLvQD2bhqA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable/current/previous/v2/businessdemographyexceltables2015.xls<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fbusinessindustryandtrade%2Fbusiness%2Factivitysizeandlocation%2Fdatasets%2Fbusinessdemographyreferencetable&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMarc.Mueller%40beis.gov.uk%7Cd59b0cd6d6b74592f43908d79db40f56%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637151268980566771&amp;sdata=0UidJKvOUt1hFwOa4rP05Kw%2F9qrDYubGg0ogM6gOIA8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Number of start-ups<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>York UA<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>England<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>665<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,630<\/p><\/td><td><p>207,520<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>655<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,235<\/p><\/td><td><p>232,460<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>720<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,990<\/p><\/td><td><p>239,975<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>945<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,120<\/p><\/td><td><p>308,565<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>880<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,465<\/p><\/td><td><p>312,920<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>830<\/p><\/td><td><p>25,140<\/p><\/td><td><p>344,065<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>870<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,775<\/p><\/td><td><p>373,580<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>775<\/p><\/td><td><p>22,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>339,345<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>850<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,405<\/p><\/td><td><p>340,045<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><br>We want to make the UK the best place to work and grow a business. The Government-owned British Business Bank\u2019s programmes are supporting more than £7.0bn of finance to over 91,000 SMEs, the majority outside London and the South East. The BBB in collaboration with ten Local Enterprise Partnerships, combined authorities and growth hubs manages the £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). By September 2019, NPIF had invested £135m in over 500 ambitious SMEs across the Northern Powerhouse region, in deals that have attracted an additional £123m of investment from the private sector. This support seeks to address the disparity in the availability of finance across the UK and was further bolstered last autumn, with the launch of the £100m Business Angel investment programme designed to support clusters of business angels outside London. The BBB also established a UK-wide network of relationship managers to help tackle regional imbalances in access to finance.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of loans made by the BBB\u2019s Start Up Loans programme in York local authority and Yorkshire &amp; Humber is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Start-Up Loans:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>York LA<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humber<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>3 loans - £22,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>160 loans - over £726,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 loans - £139,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,083 loans - over £5.5m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>24 loans \u2013 over £167,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>965 loans \u2013 over £5.1m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 loans \u2013 over £215,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>765 loans - over £5.8m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>25 loans - £244,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>762 loans \u2013 over £8m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>32 loans \u2013 over £448,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>774 loans \u2013 over £10.2m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 loans \u2013 over £264,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>783 loans \u2013 over £7.8m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019- 31 December 2019)<\/p><\/td><td><p>17 loans \u2013 over £154,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>583 loans \u2013 over £6.3m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The local York, North Yorkshire and East Riding and Leeds City Region Growth Hubs provide a free, impartial, \u2018single point of contact\u2019 to help businesses in these areas identify and access the right support for them at the right time no matter their size or sector.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>SMEs across Yorkshire and Humber are also benefiting from over £1.3 billion investment over the years 2015-2021 through Yorkshire and Humber LEP Growth Deals. This includes over £145m through the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP Growth Deal and £695m through the Leeds City Region LEP Growth Deal.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial support her Department has provided to small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) the City of York local authority and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010-11.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1171305/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20th January 2020 to Question <a href=\"https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-15/3683/\" target=\"_blank\">3683<\/a>: the letter is being considered and a response will be provided in due course. In the meantime, is not appropriate for Government to publish the payment request.<\/p>"}
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