§ 45. Mr. Ashbyasked the Paymaster General what is the latest figure for firms setting up in business in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. TrippierUsing the number of new registrations for VAT, it is estimated that there were 177,000 new business starts in the United Kingdom in 1984. Over the period 1980–84, there were some 830,000 new business starts in the United Kingdom. Full details were published in an article inBritish Business on 23 August 1985, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.