§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons are registered for value added tax in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire; and if he will give the numbers registered in each economic classification for value added tax purposes.
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§ Mr. LawsonAs at 2 March 1985 the number of persons registered for VAT at local VAT offices situated within these five areas totalled 165,713. The breakdown is as follows:
Number Cumbria 21,721 Lancashire 76,128 Greater Manchester 20,048 Merseyside 13,345 Cheshire 34,471 I regret that statistics categorising registered persons by turnover and trade classification are maintained on a national basis only.