HC Deb 29 January 1982 vol 16 c445W
Mr. Douglas

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish the information available to him regarding the start-up of small firms and co-operative organisations since May 1979 together with the details of the failure rate.

Mr. MacGregor

The information available, which is derived from VAT registers and relates to births and deaths of businesses of all types in 1980, is being published on 29 January in "British Business" and will be available in the Library. Comparable information is not available for 1979 or previous years.