§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much it cost to set up each of the Companies House offices in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe figure for setting up each office is in the region of £30,000. Items covered include advertising, furniture, computer equipment and microfiche viewing and copying equipment.
£ Equipment 18,750 Computer installation and Equipment 11,500 Advertising 1,500
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was(a) the date on which each of the Companies House offices was opened in Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds and (b) for each of these for the last complete month of business, the cost of the facility, the revenue received, and the period covered by the answer for each of these offices.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe dates on which each office opened are as follows:
Manchester> 7 December 1989 Birmingham 24 January 1990 Leeds 9 April 1990 The last complete month of business was September 1990. The cost of providing the office facility in each was:
£ Manchester 3,556 Birmingham 2,371 Leeds 4,132 The revenue received in each office was:
£ Manchester 12,538 Birmingham 12,749 Leeds 4,640