HC Deb 03 April 1985 vol 76 c599W
Mr. Steen

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what is his estimate of the average number of jobs created by a new business by the end of its first fourth and eighth years, respectively;

(2) what is his estimate of the number of jobs created on average by a small business per £1,000 turnover;

(3) what is his estimate of the number of jobs created on average by a high technology company in its first five years of operation.

Mr. Trippier

This information is not available. The VAT system, which is our source of information, does not collect employment details.