HC Deb 15 July 1986 vol 101 c455W
Mr. Phillip Oppenheim

asked the Paymaster General (1) what are the latest figures available for the number of new businesses registered in Derbyshire since 1979;

(2) what has been the net change in the number of new businesses since 1979 and 1983.

Mr. Trippier

Around 11,600 new businesses registered for VAT in Derbyshire between the end of 1979 and the end of 1984. For the same period the net increase in the number of businesses registered was about 2,200, including a net increase in the order of 420 between the end of 1983 and the end of 1984.