§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many new companies were registered for each month in the current year compared with the corresponding months in 1980.
§ Mr. EyreThe number of new companies registered in England, Wales and Scotland for the months January-October 1980 and 1981 is as follows:
England/Wales Scotland 1980 1981 1980 1981 January 6,139 5,767 201 164 February 5,754 5,280 257 234 March 6,271 6,226 269 358 April 5,958 4,938 281 299 May 4,664 5,699 351 360 June 5,677 6,455 322 409 July 5,198 6,185 194 262 August 4,665 5,466 258 233 September 4,672 5,266 215 210 October 6,224 6,158 344 302 Total 55,222 57,440 2,692 2,831