Nigel Adams, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Selby and Ainsty, has today spoken about the problems being faced by businesses in his constituency at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

Nigel said: “As someone who benefited from the Enterprise Allowance scheme of the 1980s and 1990s, I urged Ken Clarke and the Shadow Business team to revive such a scheme to assist budding entrepreneurs.

“Given the large number of job losses there have been in the Selby District, we need direct action like this to get people working again.

“Direct action for budding entrepreneurs is vital to regenerate Selby and the UK’s economy. A revived Enterprise Allowance fit  for the 21st century could prevent a generation being lost to this recession.

“I was delighted to hear from Ken Clarke that such a scheme will be introduced under a future Conservative government and believe it would help get Selby and North Yorkshire back to work.” Nigel Adams started his first telecomms business in 1993 with a £20 a week enterprise allowance grant and the company flourished. The company was acquired by a PLC in 1999 and at that stage had a £4million turnover and employed over 40 staff