§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many firms registered and deregistered for value added tax during the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Bruce-GardyneIn the 12 months February 1981 to January 1982, 142,906 names were added to the value added tax register. In the same period 104,627 persons sought cancellation of their registration.