§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out, for each of the financial years from 1980 onwards, how many businesses registered for value added tax purposes had an annual turnover of less than £100,000; and in each year what proportion of the total businesses registered for value added tax those numbers represented.
§ Mr. BrookeI regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before Prorogation. I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Library.