Welsh constituencies<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Number of loans<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td>Value of loans<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>Aberavon<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | £38,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Aberconwy<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | £10,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Arfon<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | £24,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Blaenau Gwent<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | £12,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Brecon and Radnorshire<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | £7,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Bridgend<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | £58,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Caerphilly<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | £42,250<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Cardiff Central<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | £37,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Cardiff North<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | £41,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Cardiff South and Penarth<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | £83,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Cardiff West<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | £55,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | £49,250<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | £35,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Ceredigion<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | £19,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Clwyd South<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | £54,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Clwyd West<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | £43,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Cynon Valley<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | £35,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Delyn<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | £5,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Dwyfor Meirionnydd<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | £22,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Gower<\/p><\/td> | 13<\/p><\/td> | £50,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Islwyn<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | £35,550<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Llanelli<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | £27,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | £53,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Monmouth<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | £75,284<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Montgomeryshire<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | £36,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Neath<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | £9,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Newport East<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | £77,470<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Newport West<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | £78,350<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Ogmore<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | £23,998<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Pontypridd<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | £36,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Preseli Pembrokeshire<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | £23,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Rhondda<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | £36,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Swansea East<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | £47,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Swansea West<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | £57,650<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Torfaen<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | £91,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Vale of Clwyd<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | £12,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Vale of Glamorgan<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | £21,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Wrexham<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | £12,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Ynys M\u201cn<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | £47,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Start Up Loan scheme in Wales to date; what the take-up has been under this scheme to date; and how much has been lent to which businesses in each constituency in Wales in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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