§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Industry what definition he now uses for determining the size of a small business.
§ Mr. MacGregorDefinitions adopted in 1971 by the Bolton committee continue to be used as guidelines and as the basis for statistics. Independently owned enterprises are regarded as being small if they fall within the following limits, by sector:
Business Manufacturing 200 employees or less Construction 25 employees or less Mining and quarrying 25 employees or less Retail and Trade Turnover of £290,000 pa or less (£50,000)* Wholesale Trade Turnover of £1,160,000 pa or less (£200,000)* Motor Trades Turnover of £580,000 pa or less (£100,000)* Miscellaneous (Mainly hairdressers, shoe repairers and laundries) Turnover of £290,000 pa or less (£50,000)* Road Transport 5 vehicles or fewer Catering All except multiples and brewery managed public houses * March 1982 estimated equivalent of Bolton Report definitions (which are shown in parenthesis).