§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Paymaster General what information he has about the survival rate of new start worker co-operatives in Britain; and what comparable information he has about the survival rate of traditional forms of small business new starts.
§ Mr. TrippierNo information is available on new start worker co-operatives but the co-operative Development Agency estimates that in any one year 90 per cent. of the total stock of worker co-operatives will survive. Information about the lifespan of small businesses more generally was published in "British Business" on 12 August 1983 and 7 October 1983. Copies of these articles were placed in the Library.