§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the average pre-tax turnover, (b) the number of start-ups and (c) the number of people employed for small businesses in Wales in each year since 1979.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe tables give an indication of the distribution of turnover between units, grouped by size, in Wales. Information prior to 1989 is not readily available and the size bands published were changed in 1991.
New VAT registrations give an indication of the number of business start-ups for each year. Firms with a turnover of less than £1 million each year account for over 96 per cent. of the total.
Year Number of new VAT registrations 1980 7,070 1981 7,122 1982 7,704 1983 8,044 1984 7,609 1985 7,264 1986 7,811 1987 8,682 1988 10,873 1989 10,916 1990 10,165 1991 8,408 SourceNOMIS.
Information on the numbers of employees employed in units of different size is available for 1984, 1987, 1989 and 1991 from the size-band analyses of the Censuses of Employment and given in the following table. 712W
Employees in employment in Wales, by size of unit.1 Thousands Size of unit (employees) September 1–49 50–199 200 and over 1984 356.1 189.4 319.5 1987 364.6 204.2 334.1 1989 413.4 209.8 343.9 1991 439.3 217.4 287.2 SourceSize-band analyses of Censuses of Employment, Employment Department (via NOMIS).
1 Excluding agriculture.
Number of units, by turnover size Size of unit: turnover Year £22,000–£100,0001 £101,000–£250,000 £251,000–£1,000,000 £1,001,000 and over 1989 44,055 13,635 7,208 2,735 1990 44,762 14,820 8,127 3,070 SourcePA 1003 Size analyses of United Kingdom businesses, Business Monitor, Central Statistical Office.
1£23,000-£100,000 in 1990.
Number of units, by turnover size Size of unit: turnover Year £1,000–£25,000 £26,000–£99,0001 £100,000–£249,000 £250,000–£999,000 £1,000,000 and over 1991 n.a. 41,709 16,986 9,107 3,467 1992 16,008 36,130 17,223 9,430 3,486 SourcePA 1003 Size analyses of United Kingdom businesses, Business Monitor, Central Statistical Office.
1£24,000-£99,000 in 1991.