§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what estimates are available for the number of small firms in Great Britain; what proportion of firms fall into this category; how many people in total are employed by small firms: and what steps he is taking to encourage small firms to employ extra people.
§ Mr. CryerRecent statistics about small firms as defined by the Bolton Committee are only available from the published census reports for the manufacturing construction and retail sectors from which the following information has been taken: